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Lamium maculatum 'Red Nancy'

 
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Family: Lamiaceae (lay-mee-AY-see-ay) (Info)
Genus: Lamium (LAY-mee-um) (Info)
Species: maculatum (mak-yuh-LAH-tum) (Info)
Cultivar: Red Nancy

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Category:
Perennials

Height:
6-12 in. (15-30 cm)

Spacing:
9-12 in. (22-30 cm)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 °C (-40 °F)
USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F)
USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F)
USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F)
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Partial to Full Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Magenta (Pink-Purple)
Purple

Bloom Time:
Late Spring/Early Summer

Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Herbaceous
Variegated
Silver/Gray

Other details:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Soil pH requirements:
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)

Propagation Methods:
By dividing the rootball
From herbaceous stem cuttings

Seed Collecting:
Unknown - Tell us

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Profile:

1 positive
1 neutral
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive outdoorlover On Apr 22, 2008, outdoorlover from Enid, OK
(Zone 7a) wrote:

This beautiful ground cover loves living here in 7.4 to 7.6 PH soil, deep shade, under many trees, very dry conditions. It is evergreen and does handle light foot traffic. It is VERY easy to transplant, just pull it up and stick it in the ground somewhere else, and keep moist. It spreads so rapidly here that it is almost a weed.

Neutral willmetge On Apr 27, 2007, willmetge from Spokane, WA
(Zone 5b) wrote:

The 'Jeepers Creepers' (http:www.jeeperscreepers.info) brand plant tag says the following: "A tough and showy perennial groundcover, this forms a spreading patch of small silver leaves with a narrow green edge. Clusters of purplish-pink flowers appear in spring, then continue on and off until fall. Fairly tolerant of dry shade, once established. Trim back in late winter. Evergreen." The tag also mentions that it handles light foot traffic.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Saint Charles, Illinois
Inwood, Iowa
Milton, Massachusetts
Enid, Oklahoma
Olyphant, Pennsylvania
Spokane, Washington (2 reports)
Wheeling, West Virginia



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