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Key characteristics

Family: Lamiaceae
Height: 6 to 8 inches
Width: 12 to 24 inches, spreads as a groundcover
Flower color: Pink to purple
Foliage color: Silvery-white with green edges
Bloom time: Late spring to early summer, with sporadic blooming throughout the season
Light: Partial shade to full shade
Water: Moderate
Maintenance: Low; trim to control spread and deadhead to encourage more blooms
Growing zone: USDA Zones 3 to 8
Wildlife: Attracts bees and other pollinators

Groundcovers

Lamium maculatum ‘Beacon Silver’

Beacon Silver Spotted Deadnettle

Lamium maculatum 'Beacon Silver' is a ground-covering perennial known for its distinctive silver leaves with dark green edges, creating a beautiful contrast that brightens shaded areas of the garden. The foliage has a shimmering, metallic quality that adds texture and interest even when the plant is not in bloom. From late spring through summer, 'Beacon Silver' produces clusters of small, tubular pink or purple flowers, which complement the silvery foliage and attract pollinators such as bees.

Light

Partial shade to full shade

Water

Moderate

Bloom time

Late spring to early summer, with sporadic blooming throughout the season

Find this plant

Works well in

Woodland Gardens
Under Trees
Containers
Borders

Companion plants

Cyclamens · Trilliums · Bergenias · Fuchsias · Hellebores · Blechnums

Design tip

Repeat generous drifts of this silvery foliage beneath trees and along shaded borders to brighten darker garden spaces. Combine contrasting leaf shapes, evergreen structure, and layered woodland companions to create visual depth, rhythm, and a cohesive planting design.