Lamium maculatum - 'Pink pewter' (Dead Nettle)

Type	Herbaceous flower, Deciduous, Ground cover, Flowering
Form	Low Growing or Spreading Plant
Size	Spreading or Ground Hugging Plant
Colours	Pink Flowers (Summer), Variegated green-silver Foliage
Care	Low/Easy Maintenance - Tough Plant
Hardiness	Very Hardy
Growth	Fast Growing Plant
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Lamium maculatum cultivation notes: This tough herbaceous plant will flourish on any garden soil avoiding very dry or waterlogged soils. Plant in full sun or dappled shade ideally under existing planting as ground cover or bed edging plant. Trim after flowering and expect spreading by layering. Useful for shaded / woodland planting.

Plant Strengths: Attracts wildlife to feed or nest; All round tough plant suitable for problem areas; Suitable for container growing; Tolerates heavy clay soils; Suitable for planting in full shade.

Plant Weaknesses: Invasive/spreading root growth; Will not tolerate exposed, cold or hot and sunny locations.

Common Missspellings: Lameum, Lameam, Lambium, Lammium, Lammeum