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Spotted Dead Nettle in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Lamium maculatum 'Red Nancy'

 

Spotted Dead Nettle

'Red Nancy' sports spikes of rose pink flowers from spring through summer and silver leaves with green edges. Lamium are herbaceous plants that spread by both seeds and stems rooting as they grow along the ground. They can be annual or perennial. They are widely used as groundcover plants and are frost hardy, growing well in most soils. White or purple/pink flowered species are planted in spring and prefer full sun. They can be invasive.

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plant Features
  • Spotted Dead Nettle likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Spotted Dead Nettle likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Spotted Dead Nettle is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Spotted Dead Nettle likes all soil conditions

    All soil conditions

 
plant information

Common name

Spotted Dead Nettle

Latin name

Lamium maculatum 'Red Nancy'

type

Herbaceous Perennials

family

Lamiaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Spotted Dead Nettle likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Spotted Dead Nettle is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Spotted Dead Nettle likes all soil conditions

    All soil conditions

  • Water

    Spotted Dead Nettle likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Spotted Dead Nettle is 0.15meters x 0.20meters 0.15 M 0.20 M

Lamium maculatum 'Red Nancy'

'Red Nancy' sports spikes of rose pink flowers from spring through summer and silver leaves with green edges. Lamium are herbaceous plants that spread by both seeds and stems rooting as they grow along the ground. They can be annual or perennial. They are widely used as groundcover plants and are frost hardy, growing well in most soils. White or purple/pink flowered species are planted in spring and prefer full sun. They can be invasive.


Planting

From Early Spring TO Early Autumn

Lamium can be planted in most garden soils. The yellow-flowered species are planted in autumn and prefer shade and the white or purple flowered species should be planted in spring in full sun.

 
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