Lamiums... perfect perennial groundcovers for sun or shade gardens

About Lamiums

Lamiums, come in many varieties and are great perennial groundcovers for either a sun garden design or a shade garden design.

A fairly common groundcover, this perennial grows well in any soil condition and is not bothered by rabbits and deer.

Orchid Frost: After having planted the Herman's Pride variety in my garden, I have added the Orchid Frost to my sun south garden.

This Lamium is very hardy and yet looks quite delicate with its variegated silvery foliage and bright pinkish/lavender flowers.

Can you just imagine the Orchid frost planted amongst Hostas or Lavender. Stunning!

The only draw back to this perennial is towards the end of the season when the leaf edges begin to turn brown. This makes the plant look old and tired.

Orchid Frost Features

Lamium Yellow Archangel or Herman's Pride:

The Herman's Pride is great for under trees or in a shady spot where you would like some cover but rarely anything grows. It also grows in containers and is used by many as soil erosion control on embankments or slopes.

Because I garden in a zone 3, I can grow mine in a sunny spot and it does quite well.

Hermans Pride Features

• grows in shady areas and sunny spots in northern climates
• great groundcover but can become invasive. Trimming is needed to keep tidy
• yellow blooms in early spring to mid summer
• drought tolerant
• attractive to bees and butterflies
• deer and rabbit resistant
• has a mounding, yet spreading habit

Golden Anniversary: Although this variety does spread, certainly not to the extent of the other varieties. This one stays rather compact.

Used as a ground cover or a container as a 'spiller' plant, the Golden Anniversary is topped with lavender flowers in spring and summer.

I also like the fact that the edges do not turn brow towards the end of the growing season.

Golden Anniversary Features

Check out my Site Index Page for a listing of additional annuals and perennials to plant in your flower garden design.

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