Catmint, Cat’s Pajamas USPPAF, PBRAF

Excellent ground cover does best in partial to full shade.  Reaching a height of 3-4 inches, this is right at home as a base plant for the shade garden plants or shrubs.  Blue-violet flowers in spring on 4-6″ spikes are a favorite of bees.  Forms a compact, dense mat that prevents weeds from poking through once established.  2-3″ oval shaped leaves form tight rosettes.  Bronze foliage is most vivid in cooler temperatures of spring and fall.  Stays ‘evergreen’ until temps drop below 15 degrees.  Foliage may show more green than bronze in very dense shade or during very hot, humid times.  Spreads by stolons, but is not invasive.

Common name is Spotted Dead Nettle

Deer-resistant Self-cleaning, no deadheading necessary.

Exposure:  Plant in sun or shade

Height  8-12″      Spacing  10-14″

Hardy Temp:  -30°F (-34°C) Zones 4-9 Perennial

Uses:  Plant alone or in combinations in all container types and landscapes

Features:  A frothy confection of silver and green foliage with purple-red flowers; heat tolerant (Our note:  Blooms are more of a violet color than red)

Lamium makes an excellent, weed-smothering groundcover and is also a good mask for dying bulb foliage.

Evergreen in zones 7 and above.  Excellent groundcover.