Lamium galeobdolon
Common Name: Yellow Archangel
Family Name: Lamiaceae
A European native, it is bigger than Lamium maculatum. It will root everywhere it touches the ground--it doesn't just seed, it scampers. The stems are square and have opposite leaves, as is characteristic of the Lamiaceae family. The leaves are triangular and silvery with a blotchy green center. It blooms little yellow flowers.
Genus and species: Lamium maculatum
Common Name: Spotted Dead Nettle
Family Name: Lamiaceae
This plant is a great ground cover with a shallow root system which makes it compatible with other deep-rooted growing plants. It takes part to full shade, has foliage that is quite small, and compared to Lamium galeobdolon, it never is yellow in flower.
Photos taken March 14, 2012 at Virginia Tech in the Hahn Horticulture Gardens.
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