Pink Chablis ^®

Dead Nettle

Lamium maculatum

 

Features

A frothy confection of silver and green foliage with cotton candy pink flowers; heat tolerant. We generally use Pink Chablis as a component plant in container gardens, but they can also be grown as a perennial in zones 4-8.

Award Winner

Fall Interest

Heat Tolerant

Deadheading Not Necessary

Drought Tolerant

Resists: 

Deer

Characteristics

Plant Type: 

 Annual

Height Category: 

 Short

Garden Height: 

 8 - 12 Inches 20cm - 30cm

Trails Up To: 

 24 Inches 61cm

Spacing: 

 10 - 14 Inches 25cm - 36cm

Spread: 

 14 - 24 Inches 36cm - 61cm

Flower Colors: 

 Pink

Flower Shade: 

 Pink

Foliage Colors: 

 Silver

Foliage Shade: 

 Silver

Habit: 

 Spreading

Container Role: 

 Spiller

Plant Needs

Light Requirement: 

 Sun or Shade

The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

Maintenance Category: 

 Easy

Bloom Time: 

 Mid-spring through Summer

Hardiness Zones: 

 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b

Water Category: 

 Average

Soil Fertility Requirement: 

 Average Soil

Uses: 

 Container

 Landscape

Uses Notes: 

 

Plant alone or in combinations in all container types and landscapes

Maintenance Notes: 

 

Self-cleaning, no deadheading necessary.

Deer-resistant

Pink Chablis^® Lamium maculatum 'Checkin' USPP 17,925