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Re: [SHADEGARDENS] Lamium 'White Nancy'

It must depend on your area. While I have slug damage to my hosta, I have
never had any on my White Nancy. I live close to Jean in Madison, WI which
is a small circle of zone 5b in a sea of 4a on the Wisconsin detailed zone map.
Heidi Carvin
At 08:37 PM 1/20/98 -0800, you wrote:
>January 20, l998
>
>
>Dear Sombreros,
>
>Jean Bawden mentions Lamium 'White Nancy' as being one of her favorites. I
>have lots of it under my Thuja and it thrives even though the ground under
>the Western Red Cedar is quite dry. Yet, in spite of this dryness, milk drop
>slugs eat it so that the Lamium looks pretty ratty by mid summer. Of course
>any hostas that are near the White Nancy get holes in them, too including
>the relatively thick substanced Hosta 'Gold Edger'. I have the theory that
>Lamium 'White Nancy' is one of those plants that attract slugs. Anybody out
>there with similar experience? Then there is that easy to grow Arisaema
>ringens. Since slugs don't like Arisaemas they stay away leaving hostas near
>them intact.
>
>Alex
>Vancouver, BC Zone 7/8 but sometimes 6.
>
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