yellow archangel
Lamium galeobdolon
RHS Plants for Pollinators
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Creeping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow, flecked brown
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Yellow archangel (Lamium galeobdolon) is a perennial for ground cover, shade gardens, and low maintenance beds. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes part sun to full shade and dry to moist soil of most types. It spreads fast with a creeping habit, so give it room. Bees visit the yellow flowers flecked with brown in spring and summer. Deer tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Common cowslip, Blue Ensign pulmonaria, and Ramsons.
Native range
Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, Krym, and 2 more places. See all 6
Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, Krym, NW. Balkan Pen., and Türkiye.