White dead-nettle
Lamium album
Lamium
Lamiaceae
Native Plants
Zone 4–10
🐾 Pet-Safe
🌱 Beginner Friendly
White dead-nettle is an excellent shade perennial that produces attractive white flowers and spreads as a reliable groundcover. It tolerates poor soils and requires minimal watering once established. This hardy plant self-seeds readily and can be divided in spring or fall.
Care Requirements
Care Level
Low
Sun
Partial Shade
Water
Moderate
Growth Rate
Moderate
Mature Height
24″ – 60″
Soil
loam
Life Cycle
Perennial
Spacing
12″
Watering Schedule
Every 7-10 Days • Water When Soil Surface Feels Dry To Touch
Soil pH
5.5 – 7.5
Temperature
-30° – 95°F
Mature Spread
up to 24″
Root Depth
Medium
Foliage
Medium
Propagation: Seed
Ecology & Origin
Native to
Afghanistan
Alaska
Altay
Amur
Austria
Baltic States
Belarus
Belgium
Bulgaria
Buryatiya
Central European Rus
China North-Central
China South-Central
China Southeast
Chita
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
East European Russia
Finland
France
Attracts
🐝 Bees
🐝 Butterflies
Safety & Use
⚕ Medicinal
🐾 Pet-safe
Sources
Data: trefle, usda
Image: trefle.io — Taken Jan 3, 2022 by David Hocken (cc-by-sa)
Hardiness Zones
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
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