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Orchid Frost Spotted Dead Nettle – Silvery Foliage & Orchid-Pink Flowers

Orchid Frost Spotted Dead Nettle: Shimmering Silver & Blue-Green Leaves

Scalloped blue-green margins and shimmering silvery centers brighten shady gardens. Masses of small tubular orchid-pink flowers. Much more resistant to foliar diseases than other types.

Plant Profile

Light: Partial shade to full shade
Moisture: High
Height: 2 feet or less
Spread: 1–2 feet

Excellent disease resistance.

Groundcovers: First Orchid Care: Broken Leaf, Repotting, and Basics; "Just Add Ice" Phalaenopsis Rescue: Crown Rot Risk, Repot in Bark; Rescuing a Neglected Phalaenopsis: Cut Spike, Repot, Rehab; Lamium maculatum 'Pink Pewter': Silver-Foliaged Ground Cover for Shade; Spotted Dead Nettle 'Orchid Frost' (Lamium maculatum): Silver Leaves & Orchid Flowers; Lamium maculatum 'Purple Dragon' (Spotted Dead Nettle); Wine Common Periwinkle – Burgundy Blooms for Deep Shade; Winterglow Bergenia – Glossy Dark Green Leaves, Magenta Flowers; Orchid Frost Spotted Dead Nettle – Silver Centers, Blue-Green Margins, Orchid-Pink Flowers; Orchid Romance Rose: Pink-Lavender with Strong Citrus Fragrance

Garden Articles

Emergency Rescue: Phalaenopsis in Glass Container with Stones

Is My Orchid Dead? Dendrobium Resting Period vs. Death—Sheathing and Firm Canes

Post-Freeze Pruning: Wait for Re-Leafing on Hollies, Myrtles, Fruit Trees

Dead Nettle (Lamium): Colorful Groundcover for Shade

Alaskan Fern – Hardy Evergreen for Shade Gardens

Astilbe 'Deutschland': Airy Pink Plumes for Moist Shade

Astilbe 'Rheinland': Clear Pink Feathery Blooms for Shade

Plants

Pruning Dead Dendrobium Canes: The Squeeze Test

Rescuing a Dying Phalaenopsis: Repotting & Root Recovery

Broken Off Dead Orchid Stems: Did I Ruin My Dendrobium?

Impatiens 'Fusion Peach Frost' – Soft Peach with Frosty Edge for Shade

Lamium maculatum 'Orchid Frost' – Silvery Leaves with Green Edge, Pink Flowers

Winterglow Bergenia: Glossy Evergreen Foliage with Magenta Spring Flowers

Orchid Tree 'Purple': Exotic Rich Purple Blooms Over Long Period