Lamium galeobdolon (Yellow Archangel) on 5-1-09, #9-54.
Yellow Archangel, Golden Dead Nettle, Yellow Henbit, Yellow Lamium…
Lamium galeobdolon
LAY-mee-um gay-lee-OB-doh-lon
Synonyms of Lamium galeobdolon (6) (Updated on 12-19-23 from Plants of the World Online): Galeobdolon galeobdolon (L.) H.Karst., Galeopsis galeobdolon L., Lamiastrum galeobdolon (L.) Ehrend. & Polatschek, Leonurus galeobdolon (L.) Scop.,Neckeria galeobdolon (L.) Forsyth f., Pollichia galeobdolon (L.) Schrank
Lamium galeobdolon (L.) L. is THE accepted scientific name for this species of Lamium. It was named and described as such by Carl von Linnaeus in the fourth edition of Amoenitates Academici in 1759. Mr. Linnaeus first named and described this species as Galeopsis galeobdolon in the second volume of the first edition of Species Plantarum in 1753.
Accepted Infraspecific Names (4)(Updated on 12-19-23 from POWO): Lamium galeobdolon subsp. argentatum (Smejkal) J.Duvign., Lamium galeobdolon subsp. flavidum (F.Herm.) Á.Löve & D.Löve, *Lamium galeobdolon subsp. galeobdolon (autonym),Lamium galeobdolon subsp. montanum (Pers.) Hayek. *When an intraspecific species is named, an autonym (“type-specimen”) is automatically created that is closest to the (original) species. All have their own list of synonyms.
The genus, Lamium L., was also named and described as such by Carl von Linnaeus in the second edition of Species Plantarum in 1753.
As of 12-19-23 when this page was last updated, Plants of the World Online lists 31 species in the Lamium genus. It is a member of the plant family Lamiaceae with 232 genera. Those numbers could change as updates are made on POWO.
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Lamium galeobdolon (Yellow Archangel) on 4-25-10, #52-12.
I brought this plant home from Lowe’s in Greenville, Mississippi in the spring of 2009. I was living at the mansion in Leland at the time. As you can see from the label in the above photo, it said this plant was a Spotted Dead Nettle (Lamium maculatum). That label was incorrect because this plant is Lamium galeobdolon commonly known as the Yellow Archangel. There are several cultivars with different color variations on their leaves.
USEFUL INFORMATION:
Family: Lamiaceae.
Origin: Europe and western Asia.
Zones: 4A-9B (-30 TO 25 ° F).
Size: 8-24” tall and wide.
Light: Part to full shade.
Soil: Average, well-drained soil.
Water: Average to dry, drought tolerant.
Leaves: Very variable in color and scented.
Flowers: Yellow flowers in June with reddish markings on the lower lip.
Propagation: Division or stem cuttings.
Maintenance: Shear plants if they become leggy to 4-6”.
Uses: Groundcover.
Concerns: Can become invasive in the right conditions.
I planted it in the backyard by an old goldfish pool. It did very well in 2009 and 2010. It did not return in 2011.
Plants spread as stems lean over and touch the ground and take root at the leaf nodes. They also spread from self-seeding. This species is somewhat variable as far as the color of the leaves. Leaves may be solid green, mottled, or marbled with silvery-white.
Two of the most common Lamium species growing in the yard and flower beds here in west-central Missouri are the Lamium amplexicaule (Henbit) and Lamium purpureum (Deadnettle).
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