Lamium maculatum ‘Aureum’
Lamium maculatum 'Aureum' has a silver line down each gold to lime green leaf and mauve-pink flowers.
Lamium maculatum ‘Aureum’ is a showy perennial ground cover called spotted deadnettle that forms spreading patches of small, lime green to chartreuse leaves with central silver stripes. Small, hooded lavender-pink flowers emerge in late spring in attractive whorls and continue on and off until fall. Fairly tolerant of dry shade once established. Grows 6-8 inches tall and 12-24 inches wide. Great in beds, border edges, containers, and as a ground cover along pathways or for underplanting larger shade perennials, trees, and shrubs. Pollinator attractor. Deer and rabbit resistant.
Common Name: Spotted Deadnettle
Family: Lamiaceae (The Mint Family)
Zone Hardiness: 2-9
Light: Part Shade, Full Shade
Height: under 4"
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Pink
Secondary Bloom Colour: Lavender
Bloom Time: Spring - Fall
Foliage Colour: Variegated - Gold
Class: Evergreen
Type: Perennial
Soil Moisture: Dry, Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits: Butterflies, Bees
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Open grassland to woodland, generally on moist, fertile soils.
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Geographical Origin: Europe and Western Russia, North Central and Eastern Asia
