3 Lamium Dead Nettle Live Plants | Variegated Ground Cover Perennial | Sun or Shade | Hummingbird Friendly | Easy to Grow

Brighten your landscape with 3 Lamium (Dead Nettle) Starter Live Plants, a fast-growing perennial ground cover prized for its attractive variegated foliage and delicate blooms. Perfect for filling difficult spaces, Lamium thrives in both sun and shade, making it one of the most versatile and low-maintenance ground covers for home gardens.

From spring into summer, clusters of pink to purple flowers bloom above the silvery-green foliage, attracting hummingbirds, butterflies, and other beneficial pollinators. This spreading perennial quickly forms a dense carpet that helps suppress weeds while adding beautiful color and texture to borders, woodland gardens, slopes, containers, and areas beneath trees.

Shipped healthy and ready to plant, these starter plants establish quickly and return year after year with minimal care.

Key Features

• Botanical Name: Lamium maculatum
• Common Name: Spotted Dead Nettle, Lamium
• Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial Ground Cover
• Quantity: 3 Starter Live Plants
• Flower Color: Pink to Purple
• Foliage Color: Silver and Green Variegated
• Mature Height: 6–10 inches
• Spread: 18–36 inches
• Bloom Season: Spring through Summer
• Growth Habit: Low-Growing, Spreading
• Light Requirements: Full Sun to Full Shade (Best foliage color in partial shade.)
• Water Needs: Moderate; prefers well-drained soil
• USDA Hardiness Zones: 3–8
• Characteristics: Fast Growing, Pollinator Friendly, Hummingbird Friendly, Deer Resistant, Low Maintenance

Why You'll Love It

• Attractive silver-variegated foliage
• Delicate pink to purple blooms
• Grows in both sun and shade
• Excellent weed-suppressing ground cover
• Attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees
• Deer resistant and easy to grow
• Great for difficult planting areas
• Returns larger each year

Perfect For

• Ground cover plantings
• Shade gardens
• Sunny borders
• Woodland gardens
• Under trees
• Slopes and erosion control
• Rock gardens
• Containers and hanging baskets

Care Instructions

Plant in well-drained soil and water regularly during establishment. Lamium performs best in partial shade but adapts well to full sun with adequate moisture and full shade in many climates. Trim lightly after flowering to encourage fresh growth and maintain a tidy appearance.