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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) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
Other details: This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline) 7.9 to 8.5 (alkaline)
Propagation Methods: By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets) From herbaceous stem cuttings By simple layering By serpentine layering
On May 5, 2006, norska from Ellicott City, MD (Zone 7a) wrote:
2008 update: My Beacon Silver is starting it's fifth year and it is currently bullying a dwarf holly bush, a dwarf azalea, and my hosta - growing up, around and through them. The plants started a little slow the first couple of years, but since its third year, it has really filled into the bed, to the exact effect I wanted, plus some! I would call this plant an enthusiastic spreader, but still manageable.
It dies back a bit during the winter, but requires little encouragement to spring back to life as a lush thick groundcover. The extremely wet May this year has really stimulated a lot of new spreading. Now I just need to curb its enthusiasm a little. Or a lot. :) My patch is in a semi-moist, part shade bed at the bottom of a slope. I'm going to try to transplant some to other areas of my yard with different conditions, and see how it does.
On May 30, 2005, Gindee77 from Hampton, IL (Zone 5a) wrote:
This is a great little perennial for a shady spot. It spreads some and has lovely pink flower heads. It really brightens up the shade and fills in under other shade plants.
On Jul 21, 2004, kbads from Kirksville, MO (Zone 5a) wrote:
I am relatively new to gardening, and this is one of the first plants I planted. I put it in front of hosta plants on "my side" of my neighbor's 6' privacy fence. (Now I have a nice part-shade border bed!) This plant is spreading very fast, and looks nice in front of the hostas. I have this variety, and also used "Orchid Frost" with the pinkish/lavender blooms. Love them both!
On May 23, 2004, olgaandrea from Fullerton, CA wrote:
I am growing this plant in Fullerton, California (Southern California). I originally planted it under an avocado tree and it did really well. Because the avocado tree got so large and it was encroaching on the power cable I had to have the tree cut down. I thought for sure the Lamium Beacon Silver plant would die with no shade in our area. But it did really well even under the sun. With time I planted other taller plants around it for more shade. Three years later, the plant is thriving under some Oriental lilies and some native western columbines.
On Apr 17, 2004, Tanager50 from Shrewsbury, MA wrote:
I planted this in a woody shady area on a hill. Within a month of planting this it tripled in size. We had a very warm summer last year. Now in early spring, after a very cold snowy winter here in MA it has already started to regrow beautifully. I intend to buy some more to fill in a very difficult grow area.
On Sep 10, 2003, SueP64 from Centerbrook, CT wrote:
Having an interesting experience with this plant. I have two plants. They have been flowering reliably in purplish pink for a good part of the summer. Recently BOTH plants have suddenly changed bloom colors to white. There is still some pink flowering but mostly white now...amazing. It makes me wonder if the original strain was white.
On Jul 14, 2003, SunshineSue from Mississauga, ON (Zone 6a) wrote:
Wonderful edging plant that looks great with lime colored Creeping Jenny/Moneywort & darker foliage plants such as Heuchera/Coral Bells. Grows sun or shade & simply requires some pinching from time-to-time to keep it tidy, dead-heading also. Grows as well in containers as it does in-ground. Flowers in white, rose or mauve & over-winters well in my Southern Ontario zone 6a/b garden.
On May 18, 2002, naturepatch from Morris, IL (Zone 5b) wrote:
Needs even moisture to look its best, but it is one of my favorites for shade. Silver foliage and deep pink blooms really stand out. Makes a good groundcover.
On May 3, 2002, Terry from Murfreesboro, TN (Zone 7a) wrote:
Silver foliage with thin green markings
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
, Seward, Alaska Fullerton, California Silverado, California Denver, Colorado Brookfield, Connecticut East Canaan, Connecticut Guilford, Connecticut Hampton, Illinois Peoria, Illinois Inwood, Iowa Ellicott City, Maryland Marlborough, Massachusetts Reading, Massachusetts Shrewsbury, Massachusetts Hastings, Michigan Nashville, Michigan Scottville, Michigan Olive Branch, Mississippi Kirksville, Missouri Piedmont, Missouri New Providence, New Jersey Glen Head, New York Jefferson, New York Belfield, North Dakota Cincinnati, Ohio Fremont, Ohio Grove City, Ohio Louisville, Ohio Purcell, Oklahoma Salem, Oregon Emmaus, Pennsylvania Crossville, Tennessee Boerne, Texas Fort Worth, Texas Salt Lake City, Utah Herndon, Virginia Nokesville, Virginia Springfield, Virginia Appleton, Wisconsin New Richmond, Wisconsin