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Spotted Deadnettle (Lamium maculatum)Foliage

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Spotted Deadnettle

Lamium maculatum

Spotted Deadnettle is a fast-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 4-8, that matures to about 0.3-0.8 ft × 1-2 ft. It does best in part shade and full shade with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect pink, purple and white blooms in spring and summer. It stands up well to deer and drought, grows happily in containers.

USDA zones
4-8
Sun
Part shade, Full shade
Water
Medium
Mature size
0.3-0.8 ft × 1-2 ft
Growth rate
Fast
Maintenance
Low
Soil
Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry
Bloom color
Pink, Purple, White
Bloom season
Spring, Summer
Tough against
Deer, Drought
Native to
Europe and North Africa to West Asia

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