Lamium Reviews

Lamium Plant

Newest Review: ... they like moist shade a well-drained soil is required as they don't like excessive 'winter wet'. Their common ... more

 ... name is 'Dead Nettle', but the garden plants are not quite as humble as the common weed. Whilst not being the showiest of plants, their value in the garden cannot be praised enough. They will carpet a shady area with oval, mid-green silver-tinged leaves with mauve-pink or yellow flowers in spring/summer. They can be easily propagated by taking stem cuttings or can be divided in autumn or early spring. A very handy plant for those awkward shady corners you may have. ...more

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Lady+Muck
Lamium: Elegant groundcover (131 words)
by - written on 28/03/02, updated on  28/03/02 (Useful, 149 readings)
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Lamiums are spring or summer flowering perennials which provide elegant groundcover in shady areas of your garden. They are fully hardy and though they like moist shade a well-drained soil is required as they don't like excessive 'winter wet'. Their common name is 'Dead Nettle', but the garden plants are not quite as humble as the common weed. Whilst not being the showiest of plants, their value in the garden cannot be praised enough. They will carpet a shady area with oval, mid-green silver-tinged leaves with mauve-pink or yellow flowers in spring/summer. They can be easily propagated by taking stem cuttings or can be divided in autumn or ...  Read the complete review

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