Lamium maculatum | Spotted Henbit, Dead Nettle | Various
Lamium maculatum belongs to the plant family LAMIACE and Genus Lamium This plant specimen prefers Wet soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Lamium maculatum does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Lamium maculatum so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Lamium maculatum spotted henbit,dead nettle is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Lamium maculatum has mild rank smelling leaves. Dead nettle (also known as spotted henbit) can survive very cold winters with annual averages as low as -30 Fahrenheit. It prefers moist to wet soils.
Lamium maculatum will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 3 and10 years.
Lamium maculatum is a perennial. The flowers are usually a purple color.
Leaves of the plant Lamium maculatum have a smell of medicinal odor. unpleasant odor when crushed and in terms of a broad classification could be described as … Rank | Mild
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 1' 6" feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
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