Lamium maculatum Pink Nancy

Common Name:
Spotted Dead Nettle ‘Pink Nancy’

Description:
Lamium maculatum ‘Pink Nancy’ is a fast-spreading, low-growing perennial valued for its attractive variegated foliage and soft pink flower clusters. The leaves are a standout feature, with silvery centres edged in green, creating year-round visual interest even when not in bloom. In spring and continuing into summer, and often again in autumn, the plant produces hooded, rosy-pink flowers that sit neatly above the foliage, adding a gentle splash of colour to shaded areas. Exceptionally well-suited to Melbourne’s climate, it thrives in part shade to full shade and prefers moist, well-drained soil, though it is adaptable once established. Ideal as a ground cover, ‘Pink Nancy’ forms a dense mat that helps suppress weeds, making it perfect for underplanting trees, along borders, or in shaded garden beds. It is a reliable, low-maintenance choice for brightening darker garden spaces.

Form:
Ground Cover

Mature Size:
Height: 15–25 cm
Width: 60–90 cm

Aspect:
Part Shade
Full Shade

Flowering:
Flowers in Spring
Flowers in Summer
Flowers in Autumn

Flower Colour:
Soft pink
Rosy pink

Key Attributes:
Bee Attracting
Ground cover
Perennial
Shade tolerant
Suitable for Pots

Toxicity:
Generally considered non-toxic to humans and pets.

Companion Plants:
Hosta
Heuchera
Ferns
Hellebores
Brunnera