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Keeping Lamium Under Control
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Posted by mrgreenjeans_md7 (My Page) on Thu, May 4, 06 at 14:36
| I want to plant lamium in a narrow (28'x3') bed along the side of my house which will include hydrangea, azalea, astilbe, hosta and some fern. How do I keep the lamium from invading into my lawn and will it choke out any of the other things that I'd like to plant? What about caladium bulbs, will they come up? I couldn't get a response to this posting in the groundcover forum.
Please help. Thanks.
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RE: Keeping Lamium Under Control
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| Hi, My Lamium is not terribly invasive. It has formed a nice clump and blooms continuously. This is over 3 yrs. It's not a thick thick cover, your bulbs will be able to come through it. Now Sweet Woodruff is another story! Better have a whole yard for it, though it is beautiful. I recommend Lamium, I love it. Jen |
RE: Keeping Lamium Under Control
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| There are different varieties (approx. 50) of Lamium, not quite sure. But, SOME of them are VERY invasive and will choke everything in its way in some areas. I have the yellow flowered vining type that's horrible..very pretty, but just so hard to get rid of. just need to miss a tiny piece of root and it's off and running again. Lamium is a deadnettle, I think, and in the mint family. There are supposed to be a few that stay contained, though I don't know just which they are. It also depends on where you live and your conditions too I suppose. You can check out invasive plants on the net and see if you can find the one you have. Hope this helps. |
RE: Keeping Lamium Under Control
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| I also have lamium and haven't found it to be invasive. I don't have the plant card handy, but it the white flowering type and it does make a bit of a mound. My mother in law also grows lamium, only hers is the pink flowering variety. Hers insn't invasive either. I would recommend lamium. |
RE: Keeping Lamium Under Control
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- Posted by janetr Ottawa USDA 4a (My Page) on
Tue, Jun 6, 06 at 19:52
| I think Insideout is referring to White Nancy, which doesn't spread very quickly. I have a pink-flowering variety, and it grows like nuts. I'll gradually replace it with other varieties. If your neighbour gave it to you, it spreads like lightning! ;o) Janet's Garden |
RE: Keeping Lamium Under Control
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| Hi Janet, Yep, you're right - I pulled out my tag last night and it is White Nancy. |
RE: Keeping Lamium Under Control
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| I just put in a gorgeous one this spring called "Beacon Silver". Very nice silver leaves with medium green edges, and a medium lavender flower. I HOPE it spreads! George |
RE: Keeping Lamium Under Control
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- Posted by janetr Ottawa USDA 4a (My Page) on
Wed, Jun 14, 06 at 12:18
| George, if you want it to spread and it doesn't seem to want to, just do a little ground layering around the edges. Take one of the longer stems and just push part of it under the surface of the soil. Make sure there's a little dirt on top. Basically, you're taking cuttings without doing the cutting, so there's no shock to the plant. In a few weeks it will be rooted and you can move it to wherever you want, even if it's only a few inches away to extend the clump faster. Janet's Garden |
RE: Keeping Lamium Under Control
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| Thanks Janet. I haven't tried layering it, but did take 3 small cuttings to try and root them. So far they are still green, but I haven't put them out yet so time will tell. George |
RE: Keeping Lamium Under Control
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- Posted by janetr Ottawa USDA 4a (My Page) on
Thu, Jun 15, 06 at 19:52
| While this thread is still alive, I'd really like to know what other varieties people have found to be well-behaved. George, I've done both in the past, and for that matter, in the present. Ground layering is just so nice and simple and with a higher success rate... ;o) |
RE: Keeping Lamium Under Control
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| I have heard 'Hermann's Pride' is well behaved and the leaves and yellow blooms are quite pretty. I bought some yesterday to plant but it started to storm and I haven't gotten to put it in yet. I also bought 'chequers' (was a good deal LOL) but I want to research that particular varuety before I plant so I know what to expect. |
RE: Keeping Lamium Under Control
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| In very deep shade and poor soil, I don't find that either the Beacon Silver or the old fashioned kind (the kind that a co-worker gave me because it was taking over HER yard) spreads very fast in a dry, very, very shaded area. With a little more light and water, I bet the old-fashioned kind would have taken over my yard in the last 6 years since I planted it. It has spread, but not a whole lot. |
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