Brighten shady garden spaces with Lamium maculatum 'Beacon Silver', a vigorous, low-maintenance groundcover prized for its shimmering silver foliage outlined with deep green margins. This fast-spreading perennial quickly forms a dense carpet, making it perfect for woodland gardens, under trees, borders, slopes, and containers.

From spring through early summer, soft pink hooded flowers emerge above the foliage, attracting bees and other beneficial pollinators while adding delicate seasonal color. Semi-evergreen in mild climates and exceptionally adaptable, 'Beacon Silver' provides year-round texture and color with minimal care.

Whether you're looking to suppress weeds, control erosion, or brighten difficult shady areas, this beautiful Lamium is a dependable landscape favorite.

Key Features

• Brilliant silver foliage with dark green edges
• Soft pink spring flowers
• Fast-growing groundcover
• Excellent shade garden perennial
• Deer resistant
• Pollinator friendly
• Semi-evergreen in mild climates
• Low-maintenance and easy to grow
• Great erosion control
• Ideal living mulch

Plant Details

Botanical Name: Lamium maculatum 'Beacon Silver'

Common Name: Beacon Silver Spotted Deadnettle

Plant Type: Semi-Evergreen Perennial

Foliage Color: Silver with Deep Green Margins

Flower Color: Soft Pink

Bloom Season: Spring to Early Summer

Mature Height: 6–8 Inches

Spread: 12–24 Inches

Growth Habit: Trailing, Spreading, Mat-Forming

Light Requirements: Part Shade to Full Shade

Water Needs: Moderate

Soil Requirements: Moist, Well-Drained Soil

Hardiness Zones: USDA 3–8

Characteristics: Fast Growing, Deer Resistant, Pollinator Friendly, Shade Loving, Low Maintenance, Erosion Control

Garden Uses

Perfect for:

• Shade gardens
• Woodland gardens
• Under trees
• Border edging
• Groundcover
• Living mulch
• Slopes and banks
• Erosion control
• Containers
• Hanging baskets
• Window boxes
• Between stepping stones

Planting Partners

Pairs beautifully with:

• Hosta
• Heuchera
• Ferns
• Brunnera
• Pulmonaria
• Astilbe
• Tiarella
• Epimedium
• Hellebores
• Japanese Forest Grass

Care Tips

• Plant in part shade to full shade for the best foliage color.
• Prefers moist, well-drained soil rich in organic matter.
• Water regularly during establishment.
• Trim or divide plants as needed to control spread.
• Mulch to conserve moisture and suppress weeds.
• Remove winter-damaged foliage in early spring before new growth begins.