Lamium maculatum
These are cheaper as their colour describing label in the nursery has been lost so you won't know whether you have a pink, white or purple form - all colours grow equally well.
Common Names: spotted deadnettle, devil's clover, devil's nettle, double tongue, St Vincent's nettle, variegated deadnettle
Some newer varieties are a bit weak growing;this is vigorous enough to make a reliably weed proof groundcover.
RHS Plants for pollinators
Lamium maculatum is a stoloniferous perennial forming a mat of prostrate leafy stems, with mauve pink flowers in spikes in summer
Best grown in moist but well-drained soil in a sheltered position in sun or partial shade but will survive with full shade and extreme dryness - as tough as they come. Cut back hard after flowering to keep a tight tidy mat.
Foliage: deciduous
Height: 10 - 30 cm in 2 to 5 years
Spread: 20 - 70 cm
Planting Location: Flower beds and borders, low maintenance ground cover, under shrubs
The
pictures in this listing are examples of the available plant at
maturity and do not indicate anything in regards to size of plant at
the point of sale