This family of herbaceous perennials can make attractive ground cover with its wide variety of foliage. Plant in dry ground between shrubs that give some shade from hot sun. Starting to flower in May many varieties go on until the first frost.
Gardeners Tips on Lamiums
- Plants are at their best when the weather is cooler in Spring and Autumn.
- Clip or deadhead plants that are looking untidy. That will encourage new foliage and flowering.
- Some varieties are very invasive, avoid Lamium galeobdolon ‘Florentium’.
- Lamiums Canon’s Gold and Beacon Silver tend to scorch in full sun.
- Some favourites include L. Maculatum ‘Elisabeth de Haas’ with mauve flowers and green, silver and yellow foliage or ‘Roseum’, ‘White Nancy’ or ‘Checkers’.
- There are many varieties and plants that don’t live up to expectations should be composted
- L. aureum is less vigorous and does best in shade
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