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Gerald L. Klingaman
Lamiaceae
Lamium maculatum 'Beacon Silver'
Beacon Silver Deadnettle, Spotted Deadnettle
This is a distinctively variegated selection of spotted deadnettle, a superb herbaceous perennial groundcover native from North Africa through Europe to western Asia. A mat-forming perennial that spreads quickly by rooting stems and rhizomes (underground stems), ‘Beacon Silver’ has small, heart-shaped, coarsely toothed silver leaves edged by narrow green margins. In late spring to early summer it bears short, upright spikes of pale pink flowers. If sheared, it sends up new spikes.
Grow ‘Beacon Silver’ in part sun to shade and fertile soil with average drainage. It is a good companion under shrubs and small trees, where it lights up the shade with a white carpet, and it looks cool and soft in mixed shaded borders or rock gardens, providing a contrast of habit, texture and color to shade perennial companions.
8 - 1
4 - 8
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Perennial
Partial Sun, Partial Shade, Full Shade
6"-8" / 15.2cm - 20.3cm
2'-4' / 0.6m - 1.2m
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia
Acidic, Neutral
Average
Clay, Loam, Sand
Fast
Average Water
Mat-forming
Spring, Summer, Fall
Showy
White, Light Pink
Green, Silver
Variegated
Striped/Striated
No
Single
Yes
Medium
Matte
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
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