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Products > Lamium maculatum 'Pink Pewter'
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Category: Perennial |
Family: Lamiaceae (Labiatae) (Mints) |
Origin: Eurasia |
Variegated Foliage: Yes |
Flower Color: Pink |
Bloomtime: Spring/Summer |
Height: <1 foot |
Width: 1-2 feet |
Exposure: Sun or Shade |
Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs |
Winter Hardiness: < 0 °F |
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Lamium maculatum 'Pink Pewter' (Pink Pewter Dead Nettle) - A low-growing, trailing perennial to 8-12 inches tall with silvery-white leaves that have a distinctively narrow margin edged in green and shell-pink-colored flowers produced from spring to late summer. Plant in full sun (coastal) to part sun. Regular irrigation in sun/ less necessary in shade. Very hardy and adaptable - growing in USDA Zones 4-10. A great plant for edging, as a groundcover or in containers and hanging baskets. Keep an eye out for slugs and snails as they love this plant too! Lamium is the name Linnaeus used to describe this genus that came from it use by Pliny to describe the dead nettles, perhaps derivative of the Greek word 'lamia' which means "gaping mouth" in reference to the shape of the flowers. The specific epithet is the Latin word meaning "spotted" in reference to the variegated foliage that is common with this species. The common name Dead Nettle refers to plants in this genus having a resemblance to the unrelated stinging nettles (Urtica sp.) but, unlike nettles, do not have stinging hairs and so are harmless or "dead".
The information presented on this page is based on research that we have conducted about this plant in our library and from reliable online sources. We also consider observations we have made of it growing in the nursery's garden and in other gardens we have visited, as well how it performs in our nursery crops out in the field. We will incorporate comments that we receive from others as well and welcome getting feedback from anyone who may have additional information, particularly if they have knowledge of cultural information that would aid others in growing Lamium maculatum 'Pink Pewter'. |
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