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Key characteristics

Family: Lamiaceae
Height: 6 in to 10 in
Width: 18 in to 24 in
Flower color: Soft orchid pink flowers with lavender tones and hooded tubular blooms
Foliage color: Silver leaves edged in green with softly toothed margins and a trailing habit
Bloom time: Mid spring to summer
Light: Partial shade to full shade
Water: Moderate
Maintenance: Low; trim after flowering to refresh growth and control spreading stems
Growing zone: USDA zones 3 to 8
Wildlife: Bees, butterflies and pollinators attracted to nectar rich flowers

Groundcovers

Lamium maculatum 'Orchid Frost'

Orchid Frost Spotted Deadnettle

Lamium maculatum 'Orchid Frost' produces hooded orchid-pink flowers in late spring through summer, appearing in small clusters above the foliage and bringing soft color to shaded spaces. Heart-shaped leaves are edged in deep green with broad silvery centers, creating a luminous, finely textured carpet as the stems spread and root along the ground. The foliage remains dense through the growing season, while the flowers rise just above the leaves and attract bees and other pollinators.

Light

Partial shade to full shade

Water

Moderate

Bloom time

Mid spring to summer

Find this plant

Works well in

Woodland Gardens
Under Trees
Slopes & Banks
Borders

Companion plants

Omphalodes · Japanese pieris · Acorus · Fuchsias · Hellebores · Blechnums

Design tip

Use broad drifts of this silvery foliage to brighten shaded pathways and soften the spaces beneath trees and shrubs. Layer it with evergreen structure, contrasting leaf shapes, and graceful woodland companions to create inviting garden rooms with rhythm and visual depth.

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