Plant Type

Ground cover, Perennial

 

Height Range

Under 1'

 

Flower Color

Yellow

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Green, Light Green, White

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Half, Shade

 

Water

Low, Medium

 

Growth Rate

Moderate

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Poor, Dry

 

Soil pH

Acid, Neutral, Basic

 

Adverse Factors

Invasive

Design Styles

English Cottage, Formal, Japanese, Mediterranean, Ranch, Spanish, Woodland

 

Accenting Features

Showy Flowers, Unusual Foliage

 

Seasonal Interest

Spring, Summer

 

Location Uses

Background, Perennial Border, Shrub Border, Foundation, Parking Strip, Patio, Raised Planter, Walls / Fences, Walkways

 

Special Uses

Cascade, Container, Erosion Control, Filler, Naturalizing, Small Spaces, Medicinal

 

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

Yellow archangel is a lamium cultivar, and is a vigorous, somewhat-clumping, stoloniferous perennial which typically grows 6 to 12 inches high and spreads somewhat rapidly by creeping stems, covering 2 feet or more. Oval, serrate leaves are marbled with silver and have distinctively green midribs and margins. Tiered whorls of small, hooded, yellow flowers (typical mint-family shape) appear in erect, loose clusters rising 12 to 18 inches high from the upper leaf axils in late spring to early summer. Use as a groundcover, in containers, or hanging baskets (though the later will probably not over-winter).

Grow in well drained soil in part to full shade. It is tolerant of most soil types, but grows best in a loamy-clay to loamy-sandy soil. If planting as a groundcover, space the plants on 12-inch centers. It spreads by rhizones and creeping stems, so plant it knowing its nature, and it will be a heavenly addition to the garden. Restricting watering will keep it in check. Barney Barnett (Willard Bay Gardens) says lamium will keep snails out of hosta (they dislike its nettlely nature). Also listed as Lamiastrum.