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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
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: 10 inches
Plant Spread: 16 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Semi-evergreen
Other: Green leaf with white stripe down the middle
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Groundcover
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Tolerates dry shade
Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Other info: can self-seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Stolons and runners
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon

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Common names
  • Spotted Dead Nettle

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Location: Lucketts, Loudoun County, Virginia
Date: 2013-05-23
Location: Hidden Hills CA zone 10b
Date: 2013-06-03
Location: Hidden Hills CA zone 10b
Date: 2013-06-03
Location: Hidden Hills CA zone 10b
Date: 2013-06-03

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Date: 2013-04-01
Location: Bordines Nursery, Brighton, MI
Date: 2009-09-27
Location: Bordines Nursery, Brighton, MI
Date: 2009-09-27
Location: Bordines Nursery, Brighton, MI
Date: 2009-09-27

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