Lamium maculatum 'Cosmopolitan'

Lamium 'Cosmopolitan' Spotted Deadnettle

Common Name: Spotted Deadnettle

This miniature sport of Lamium 'Shell Pink' has very small, nearly all-silver leaves and a compact habit. It's the best variety of Lamium for combination containers, a restrained "spiller" that won't overrun all the other plants in the container. Light pink flowers are produced from mid-spring to early summer, and may rebloom in early fall.

Lamium makes an excellent, weed-smothering groundcover and is also a good mask for dying bulb foliage.

Height:

3.0-6.0 Inches

Spread:

12.0-24.0 Inches

Hardiness Zones:

3,4,5,6,7,8

Flower Color:

Pink shades

Foliage Color:

Silver/grey shades

Sunlight:

Part Shade (4-6 hrs. Direct Sun) Full Shade (< 4 hrs. Direct Sun)

Water Requirements:

Low Water Needs Average Water Needs

Soil Quality:

Poor Soil Quality Average Soil Quality Fertile Soil Quality

Soil Chemistry:

Neutral Soil (pH = 7.0)

Bloomtime:

Mid Spring Late Spring Early Summer

Critter Resistant:

Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant

Growth Rate:

Medium

Garden Style:

Patio Container Eclectic Woodland Shade

Other Features:

Border Plant Container Drought Tolerant Easy To Grow Edging Ground Cover

Origin:

Not Native to North America

Lamium will brighten up any shady site with its silvery leaves, including under trees. Growth will be most compact in moist, well-drained soils, but it can grow in drier areas, though it may tend to open up.

Lamium is evergreen in mild regions and herbaceous in cooler zones. In both areas, it will benefit by a shearing in the spring to stimulate healthy, new growth.

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