spotted dead nettle
Lamium maculatum
RHS Plants for Pollinators
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size3 to 9 inches tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Creeping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Pink, purple, white
- Foliage color
- Gray/silver, green, variegated
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Spotted dead nettle (Lamium maculatum) is a perennial for ground cover, shade gardens, borders, and containers. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes part sun to full shade and dry to moist soil of most types. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. It creeps along at a rapid pace, so give it room to spread. The gray and silver leaves brighten shady corners, and bees visit the pink, purple, or white flowers.
Pairs well with Lenten rose, Aureola Japanese forest grass, Siebold's hosta, and Fringed bleeding heart.
Native range
Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, Asia, and 6 more places. See all 10
Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, Asia, East Aegean Is., Krym, NW. Balkan Pen., Sardegna, Türkiye, and Xinjiang.