Orchid Frost Spotted Dead Nettle
Lamium maculatum 'Orchid Frost' P.P.# 11122
Scalloped blue-green margins and shimmering silvery centers brighten shady gardens and create a dramatic backdrop for the masses of small, tubular orchid-pink flowers. Much more resistant to foliar diseases than other types.
| Key feature: | Shade Loving |
| Plant types: | Perennial, Groundcover |
| Patent Act: | Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent. |
| Garden style: | Cottage |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Herbaceous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 4 - 10 |
| Light needs: | Full to partial shade |
| Sunset climate zones: | 1 - 11, 14 - 24 |
| Water Needs: | Keep soil surface moist, but not soggy. |
| Average landscape size: | Fast growing 6 to 12 in. tall, 1 to 2 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Growth habit: | Spreading |
| Landscape uses: | Water Garden, Woodland Garden |
| Flower color: | Pink |
| Blooms: | Spring to summer |
| Foliage color: | Variegated |
| Item no.: | 0908 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep extentsive root system. Cut back hard and feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Trim off dead flowers to encourage reblooming.
Design Ideas
An exceptional groundcover to flesh out beds and borders. Fill in spaces beneath woodland trees and shrubs to reduce weeds. A natural along paths and to edge flagstone walks. A good cover for exposed mortar or liners of small water garden edges. Integrate into container compositions for unique foliage.
Companion Plants
Combine dead nettle with Gold Fountains Sedge, (Carex dolichostachya 'Kaga Nishiki'), Silver Lace Christmas Rose, (Helleborus argutifolius 'Silver Lace'), King Edward VII Flowering Currant, (Ribes sanguinium 'King Edward Vii'), and Angel's Blush Hydrangea, (Hydrangea paniculata 'Ruby').
History
This perennial is native over a wide range of Europe and Asia. It's the signature genus of the Lamiaceae, related to the Mint Family, containing 40 to 50 species.
Lore
The common name "dead nettle" describes is visual resemblance to stinging nettles, but with Lamium the stingers are dead on these pain free plants.
Scalloped blue-green margins and shimmering silvery centers brighten shady gardens and create a dramatic backdrop for the masses of small, tubular orchid-pink flowers. Much more resistant to foliar diseases than other types.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep extentsive root system. Cut back hard and feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Trim off dead flowers to encourage reblooming.
Design Ideas
An exceptional groundcover to flesh out beds and borders. Fill in spaces beneath woodland trees and shrubs to reduce weeds. A natural along paths and to edge flagstone walks. A good cover for exposed mortar or liners of small water garden edges. Integrate into container compositions for unique foliage.
Companion Plants
Combine dead nettle with Gold Fountains Sedge, (Carex dolichostachya 'Kaga Nishiki'), Silver Lace Christmas Rose, (Helleborus argutifolius 'Silver Lace'), King Edward VII Flowering Currant, (Ribes sanguinium 'King Edward Vii'), and Angel's Blush Hydrangea, (Hydrangea paniculata 'Ruby').
History
This perennial is native over a wide range of Europe and Asia. It's the signature genus of the Lamiaceae, related to the Mint Family, containing 40 to 50 species.
Lore
The common name "dead nettle" describes is visual resemblance to stinging nettles, but with Lamium the stingers are dead on these pain free plants.
| Key feature: | Shade Loving |
| Plant types: | Perennial, Groundcover |
| Patent Act: | Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent. |
| Garden style: | Cottage |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Herbaceous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 4 - 10 |
| Light needs: | Full to partial shade |
| Sunset climate zones: | 1 - 11, 14 - 24 |
| Water Needs: | Keep soil surface moist, but not soggy. |
| Average landscape size: | Fast growing 6 to 12 in. tall, 1 to 2 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Growth habit: | Spreading |
| Landscape uses: | Water Garden, Woodland Garden |
| Flower color: | Pink |
| Blooms: | Spring to summer |
| Foliage color: | Variegated |
| Item no.: | 0908 |
