PlantFiles: Yellow Archangel
Lamium galeobdolon

I have Yellow Archangel in a difficult spot where I've had trouble getting anything to thrive; The very end corner of a north-facing bed that is choked with pine tree roots. It is behaving nicely there and lights up that dark corner. If anything, I wish it would spread a little faster! I think the best use for this plant is in dry shade. -For that situation, it is a treasure.

We have two huge iron pots (once used for washing clothes or scalding hogs), and this plant grows in these two pots regardless of weather, light or water. Stays pretty nearly all winter. Pots are hung by large chains from tree limbs and the runners are beautiful hanging down the sides of the pots. For a long time I did not know the name of the plant and had to take a sample to a nursery in order to obtain more plants. From one pot I divided the plant and both of these huge pots are full and beautiful. Have not planted it in the ground. We had trouble getting anything to grow in these pots. The pots do have drain holes in the bottom. We occasionally put Miracle Grow in the soil, and they grow and bloom beautifully. I am not a gardner as we work all the time, but these plants have needed very little care to be extremely pretty. Thank you.

Im in Edmonton, Alberta - and this plant is ironclad hardy here (zone 3a) I grow it in big pots for its very handsome cascading foliage - personally I dont much care if it blooms. I drop the pots right into the veg garden for winter, and pull them out in spring. Ive got it in a dry shade area between two houses where nothing else grows, and you guessed it - it positively thrives, choking out weeds very nicely........which is why I will NEVER plant it with other desired plants again - its as aggressive as aegopodium in my garden, and getting its roots out from under a purple leafed sandcherry was a task Im unwilling to do again.

I planted this several years ago in a problem area that is not only shady but full of small tree stumps. It has performed so well and spread out and over all the stumps and filled in that area really well. I also started more of it on the north side of my house since I seem to have trouble getting a lot of things to grow there.

This plant grows well in sun or shade. It is also known as "Herman's Pride, or "Aluminum Plant" and does well in baskets or as a ground cover. The yellow blooms are striking in the spring. Easy to propagate by cuttings, the more it is cut back, the bushier it will be.

The original unvariagated plant grows wild down here in SW England. It is to be found in woodland where it flowers before the leaves of the trees are fully out. The variagated form often escapes from gardens and can be found in shady spots where it's vigorous nature allows it to compete.

It actually competes on a strong basis with lemon balm! If you have a large problem area, give this plant a try. It may be difficult to locate in commerce, but it has earned its keep in my shady garden.

I am using this as a houseplant and it's doing beautifully. Needs a fair amount of water, although, if it starts to wilt, give it a drink and it will look great again in no time.

This is a very beautiful plant which seduced me into adding it to my collection of Lamiums. However whereas the others gently seeded around, this sent out invasive runners and made itself far too at home. I am now finding it impossible to eradicate from around some very choice plants that it is throttling.

I feel its place is in the wild garden, or as groundcover in an awkward spot (it tolerates dry shade) but not near anything you treasure. With a dedicated patch to itself, it puts on a very handsome show.

This plant has grown well for me in the high desert in somewhat dry shade, under junipers, where there are tree roots to contend with. It blooms here in May, generally--small but attractive yellow blooms that complement the variegated leaves beautifully. It can be propagated easily from cuttings--just pop them into a jar of water. I don't know about seed collection--haven't tried.