On the merits of its clouds of lavender petals attracting butterflies and bumblebees while cresting atop strikingly variegated silver-green foliage, 'Purple Dragon' lamium (Lamium maculatum 'Purple ...

A visually interesting perennial for a difficult shady spot is Purple Dragon Lamium or spotted deadnettle (Lamium maculatum ‘Purple Dragon’). Purple Dragon is a spreading groundcover with one-inch ...

Q: My pink nettle (lamium) groundcover has stopped blooming, and the ends of them are brown. I have cut off the dead ends, but they look like they are barely alive. I have had them other years where ...

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A question for Dan Gill: We have live oak trees shading our front yard, and we have camellias, sasanquas, azaleas and some variegated brake ferns already established there. We were interested in ...

A 'Purple Dragon' ground cover in full bloom. - Kabar/Shutterstock Finding the perfect low-growing plant that is easy to tend and fits your landscape needs is challenging, but one popular flowering ...

Q: I’ve been perplexed with a plant that my mother threw out decades ago which is spreading as a groundcover in the woods. Can you identify it, and should it be removed or eradicated? — Joan B., ...

I have a window box with a 'Pink Chablis' lamium in it. It looks awful, and I don't know what to do for it – if it's not already dead. Any ideas? A: Lamium 'Pink Chablis' is a beautiful, creeping, ...