Lamium ‘Candy Frost’

Common Name:
Candy Frost Dead Nettle

Description:
Lamium ‘Candy Frost’ is a stunning ground cover known for its unique frosted silver foliage edged with soft green, which creates a luminous carpet in shaded garden spaces. This compact, spreading perennial is particularly well-suited to Melbourne’s temperate climate, thriving in part shade to full shade and tolerating both dry and cool conditions once established. In spring and into early summer, it produces clusters of delicate lavender-pink flowers that rise just above the foliage, adding gentle pops of colour. 'Candy Frost' is perfect for underplanting trees, brightening dark garden corners, spilling over pots, or softening the edges of shaded pathways. With its dense growth habit and low maintenance needs, it suppresses weeds effectively and performs well even in challenging shady spots. It stays semi-evergreen in Melbourne and benefits from occasional trimming to refresh its appearance.

Form:
*Ground Cover
*Shrub - Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding

Mature Size:
*Height: 15–20 cm
*Width: 40–60 cm

Aspect:
*Part Shade
*Full Shade
*Indoors / Well lit

Flowering:
*Flowers in Spring
*Flowers in Early Summer

Flower Colour:
*Lavender
*Pink

Key Attributes:
*Suitable for Pots
*Bee Attracting
*Perennial
*Herbaceous
*Evergreen in mild climates
*Low Maintenance
*Frost Tolerant
*Shade Tolerant
*Ground Covering
*Weed Suppressive

Toxicity:
*Not known to be toxic to humans or animals

Companion Plants:
*Heuchera ‘Palace Purple’
*Hosta varieties
*Astilbe spp.
*Ferns (e.g. Dryopteris or Athyrium)
*Pulmonaria spp.
*Tiarella cordifolia

Plant Growers Australia (PGA) is an innovative wholesale production nursery based in Melbourne, renowned for superior quality garden plants and pioneering breeding programs.
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