Lamium 'Pink Pewter'
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HEADS UP. THIS ONE SPREADS.
Lamium spreads by creeping stems that root as they go, and it can wander into nearby beds and lawns. Plant it where it has room or can be contained, and keep it out of woodlands, ravines and other natural areas.
Lamium 'Pink Pewter': Pewter Leaves Wearing Salmon Pink
Small silver-grey leaves with salmon-pink flowers, like a pewter mug of pink lemonade left in the shade. 'Pink Pewter' is COOL, REFRESHING AND COMPLETELY LOW EFFORT.
Plant Characteristics:
- Botanical Name: Lamium maculatum 'Pink Pewter'
- Common Name: Spotted Dead Nettle
- Height: 15â20 cm (6â8 in)
- Spread: 30â60 cm (12â24 in)
- Flowers: Soft salmon-pink, hooded flowers in small clusters
- Bloom Time: Late spring to midsummer (May to July), with occasional flowers later
- Foliage: Small silver-grey leaves with a narrow green edge
- Features: Rabbit resistant, tolerates dry shade once established
Where to Plant: Plant it as a ground cover in shady beds, under deciduous trees, between shrubs or along the edge of a path. It also trails nicely out of shady containers.
Companion Plants: Use 'Pink Pewter' to carpet a moist, shady bed with pink epimedium, red hearts and coral astilbe. Epimedium 'Roseum' opens dusky pink flowers at 20 to 30 cm in April and May. Dicentra ValentineÂź adds cherry-red hearts at 70 to 75 cm in May and June. Astilbe 'Ostrich Plume' brings drooping coral-pink plumes at 90 cm in July and August. Liriope 'Big Blue' edges the front with grass-like leaves and violet spikes at 30 to 45 cm.
Plant Care: Plant in part sun to full shade in average, well-drained soil with some organic matter. It tolerates clay and sand, but wet, compacted ground can rot the crowns over winter. Water regularly through the first season, then only during long dry spells. Keep it out of hot afternoon sun, which can scorch the silver leaves. If the planting looks thin or tired in midsummer, shear it back for a fresh flush of foliage. Tidy it up in early spring. Stems root as they creep, so divide clumps or move rooted pieces in spring or early fall to fill gaps.
History: Where 'Pink Pewter' was first selected isn't known. Its species, spotted dead nettle (Lamium maculatum), is native to Europe, North Africa and western Asia and has long been grown as a shade ground cover.
Final Thoughts: Deer and rabbit resistant and fine in dry shade once established. Plant a few under the maple and POUR YOURSELF ANOTHER.