Re: perennials DIGEST V3 #152

Lamiastrum galeobdolon, Yellow Archangel, got absorbed into the Lamium genus
as Lamium galeobdolon many years ago, but is often still marketed with the
old name.  This one I have seen travel more than the Lamium maculatums,
Spotted Deadnettle.  I suppose it's good in the right place, but I have a
small lot, so can't use it.

Kitty
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "campanin" <campanin@uiuc.edu>
To: <perennials@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 8:54 AM
Subject: Re: perennials DIGEST V3 #152


> I'm not sure about lime-colored lamium as a thug, but I do know firsthand
> that the yellow-blooming, related lamiastrum can certainly be a thug in
the
> right conditions. We had a little bit of it in a shady bed under a maple,
> along with ferns, hostas, and some spring wildflowers (bloodroot, wood
> poppy, bluebells). In ten years time, it has completely taken over half of
> the bed and is starting on the other side. This summer it will have to be
> pulled up. There is also a "white Nancy" lamium near that area that has
been
> expanding a lot and so will eventually need some removal too. I have so
many
> actual weeds and so little actual physical energy that I hate to remove
> "real" flowering plants unless absolutely forced to, i.e., when they are
> endangering other real plants. So the lamiastrum and white lamium would
> probably be fine for someone who can do more frequent maintenance.
>
> Susan in Urbana, Illinois, zone 5b
>
> > Date: Mon, 30 May 2005 12:01:59 -0500
> > From: Patty Tam <pattytam@comcast.net>
> > Subject: Lamium thugs
> >
> > Hi everyone,
> > A few years ago I planted several varieties of lamium around a large
Maple
> > tree. This included Chequers, Beedham9s White, and another similar one
> > with
> > lime green leaves but pink rather than white flowers. In this area, and
> > also
> > in a few other places a good 50 feet away from where they are planted, I
> > now
> > have lamiums sprouting with leaves that are twice the size, dark green
> > with
> > little or no white markings, and at least 6-8 inches tall. I know
Chequers
> > is vigorous, but is it a thug? Also, do the lime-green ones revert to
> > green
> > if they seed? I am trying to decide which ones, if any, to remove before
> > this gets out of control, and I would especially hate to pull the lime
> > green
> > ones unless it9s necessary. I9d appreciate any advice-thanks!
> >
> > Patty
> > Zone 4, Minneapolis
>
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