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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 5-9 inches
Plant Spread: 2-3 feet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Semi-evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Uses: Groundcover
Will Naturalize
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Stolons and runners

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Common names
  • Spotted Deadnettle
  • Spotted Dead Nettle

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Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2019-05-30
- A great plant for the White Garden.
Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: My Garden
Date: 2014-06-26
Location: Apple Valley MN
Date: 2017-06-23

photo by Jerzy Opioła
Location: Maine
Date: 2014-07-07
Location: Chippewa, PA
Date: 2015-05-16
Location: Apple Valley MN
Date: 2017-06-23

Date: 2019-09-05
Location: Maine
Date: 2013-06-26
Location: Cedarhome, Washington
Date: 2016-04-10
Location: Vineyard, Utah
Date: 2012-04-02
At Vineyard Nursery

Date: 2020-03-20
Location: Lucketts, Loudoun County, Virginia
Date: 2014-07-04
Location: Lucketts, Loudoun County, Virginia
Date: 2015-05-22

Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Location: Sunriver Nursery, Orem, Utah
Date: 2011-11-26
Location: Sunriver Nursery, Orem, Utah
Date: 2011-11-26

Date: 2013-03-18
Location: Vineyard, Utah
Date: 2012-04-02
At Vineyard Nursery
Location: Vineyard, Utah
Date: 2012-04-02
At Vineyard Nursery
Location: Pembroke, GA
Date: 2014-01-23
Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.

Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
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Comments:
  • Posted by Bonehead (Planet Earth - Zone 8b) on Dec 1, 2013 3:00 PM concerning plant:
    Not as invasive as other deadnettles, but will colonize slowly (Pacific Northwest, Zone 8). Grows well in shade and provides a nice glimmer of silver.
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