Lamium Dark Purple

Common Name:
Dark Purple Dead Nettle

Description:
Lamium maculatum 'Dark Purple' is a hardy, mat-forming perennial prized for its vivid purple flowers and striking silver foliage edged with deep green. Blooming from spring through summer, this variety brightens shaded areas and serves as an excellent ground cover. Its low-growing, spreading habit makes it ideal for borders, underplanting, and container gardens. Thriving in part to full shade and moist, well-drained soils, 'Dark Purple' is drought-tolerant once established and requires minimal maintenance. Regular trimming after flowering encourages fresh growth and maintains its tidy appearance. This plant is also deer and rabbit resistant, making it a reliable choice for Melbourne gardens.

Form:

• Ground Cover

• Shrub - Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding

Mature Size:

• Height: 15–20 cm

• Width: 30–60 cm

Aspect:

• Part Shade

• Full Shade

Flowering:

• Flowers in Spring

• Flowers in Summer

Flower Colour:

• Deep Purple

• Icy Purple

Key Attributes:

• Suitable for Pots

• Drought Tolerant

• Bee Attracting

• Perennial

• Suitable for Hanging Baskets

• Low Maintenance

• Deer Resistant

• Rabbit Resistant

• Evergreen Foliage

Toxicity:

• Non-toxic to humans and pets.

Companion Plants:

• Hosta spp.

• Heuchera spp. (Coral Bells)

• Astilbe spp.

• Ferns

• Pulmonaria spp. (Lungwort)