Orchid Frost Lamium
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Delivery and Shipping
Delivery and Shipping
Shipping
To obtain a more accurate shipment time-frame, simply enter your zip code in the “Find Your Growing Zone” box to the right. Our plants are grown all over the country and lead time on items may be different because of this. Once your order is placed, you will also receive the specific shipment time-frame information as part of your order confirmation. Once an item ships, you will receive shipment notification and tracking numbers, so you can follow along while your plant travels to your doorstep. We use FedEx, UPS, or USPS at our discretion.
Due to winter weather we have put a hold on shipping to the areas shown below in grey. You can still order now and we will ship the plant to you during an appropriate time for your zone.
Standard Shipping Rates
At Nature Hills we handle, package and ship the products you order with the utmost care to ensure healthy delivery. Shipping and handling charges are calculated based on the tables below. Please note that some items include an additional handling surcharge, these will be noted on the item's product page.
| From | To | S&H |
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| $0 | $19.99 | $24.99 |
| $20 | $49.99 | $29.99 |
| $50 | $69.99 | $34.99 |
| $70 | $99.99 | $39.99 |
| $100 | $129.99 | $44.99 |
| $130 | $149.99 | $48.99 |
| $150 | $150+ | Approx 28% |
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Buying Options for Plants
Nature Hills sells a large variety of plants with several options available. Plants are offered in both potted containers and as dormant bare root without soil. Here is a helpful resource to understand your options as you create a beautiful landscape with help from Nature Hills.
Ever wonder what a larger plant will mean for your landscape? Container Sizes are really all about the age of the plant!
Seasonally, Nature Hills offers hand selected, high quality bare root trees, shrubs and perennials. Bare root plants are sold by height from the top of the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may be taller than the height minimums.
- Popular sizes of select trees are 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc.
- Popular sizes of select bare root plants is 1 foot, 18 inches, etc.
Nature Hills Container Size by Volume
Keep in mind, specific varieties and different growing conditions can affect the rate at which plants grow. Variations in size may occur.
| Young Plants to 18 Months | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| 2"x2"x3" | Ranges from | .18 to .21 dry quarts / .198 to .23 dry liters in volume |
| 4.5" Container | Equal to | .65 dry quart / .72 dry liter in volume |
| Sprinter Pot | Equal to | .63 dry quart / .69 dry liter in volume |
| 4" Container | Ranges from | .31 to .87 / .35 to .96 dry liter in volume |
| 6" Container | Equal to | 1.4 dry quarts / 1.59 dry liters in volume |
| 1 Quart | Equal to | 1 dry quart / 1.1 dry liter in volume |
| 5.5" Container | Equal to | 1.89 of a dry quart / 2.08 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x5" | Ranges from | .8 to 1.1 dry quarts / .88 to 1.2 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x6" | Ranges from | 1.0 to 1.3 dry quarts / 1.1 to 1.41 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x9" | Ranges from | 1.1 to 2.1 dry quarts / 1.2 to 2.3 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x10" | Ranges from | 1.7 to 2.3 dry quart / 1.87 to 2.53 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 18 Months - 2.5 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| 2 Quart | Equal to | 2 dry quarts / 2.2 dry liters in volume |
| #1 Container | Ranges from | 2.26 to 3.73 dry quarts / 2.49 to 4.11 dry liters in volume |
| 5"x5"x12" | Equal to | 3.5 to 4.3 dry quarts / 3.85 to 4.74 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 2 - 4 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| #2 Container | Ranges from | 1.19 to 1.76 dry gallons / 5.24 to 7.75 dry liters in volume |
| #3 Container | Ranges from | 2.32 to 2.76 dry gallons / 10.22 to 12.16 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 3 - 5 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| #5 Container | Ranges from | 2.92 to 4.62 dry gallons / 12.86 to 20.35 dry liters in volume |
| #6 Container | Ranges from | 5.25 to 6.01 dry gallons / 23.12 to 26.42 dry liters in volume |
| #7 Container | Ranges from | 5.98 to 6.08 dry gallons / 26.34 to 26.78 dry liters in volume |
Plant Highlights
Orchid Frost Lamium highlights at a glance!
Plant Highlights
Plant Highlights
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Botanical Name
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Growing Zones
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Mature Height
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Mature Spread
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Sun ExposureFull Shade, Partial Shade
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Moisture
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Soil
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Growth RateMedium
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Flower Color
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Pollinator Friendly
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Pruning Time
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Bloom PeriodLate Spring, Summer
Growing Zones 4-9
The Orchid Frost Lamium (Lamium maculatum 'Orchard Frost') has beautiful pointed, toothy blue-green foliage with a silver overlay. These low-growing plants become wide-spreading flowering groundcovers that fill your landscape with softly glinting foliage.
In spring, the entire plant becomes smothered in short, clear-pink flower spikes making it a wonderful garden accent and container spiller! The butterflies will stop by for a visit, and flutter above the silvery leaves. With a plant height of 6 inches and a spread of 18-24 inches, Orchid Frost blooms until July.
Also known as Spotted Deadnettle, Lamium are hardy throughout USDA planting zones 4 to 9, these lovely flowering groundcover plants attract all the attention! Lamium has amazing color and texture, perfect for your shaded landscape, or container.
Planting and Application:
It's quite hardy and a wonderful choice when you need something fast-growing or in areas where Orchid Frost appreciates a bit shady or dry sites. It's deer-resistant and even bunnies will pass it by! It's a plant you can put in place and will quickly spread out. It can be left to grow naturally, or you can trim it back in winter for a neater appearance!
Use Lamium either as annual accents and perennial spillers in hanging baskets, in mixed containers, trailing over walls, or as an edger, but spread must be controlled. Orchid Frost looks great among Hostas, Ferns, Lungworts, spring and summer flowering bulbs, and a wide variety of wildflowers! Plant at the edges of your woodland garden to soften the edges between the landscaped yard and nature.
Plant a few where you'd like an impressive groundcover, but Lamium is terrific at choking back weeds wherever it's planted. Use these low-growers as a stand-out edging plant along borders, pathways, and landscape margins. Each dainty leaf's silver hue stands out amid more commonly colored plantings, making it impossible to miss even amid tall, colorful plants!
- Clear Pink Flowering Spikes - Spring & Summer
- Low-Growing Spreading Groundcover
- Toothy Textured Blue-Green Leaves With A Silver Overlay
- Fantastic In Containers & For Pollinators
- Weed Blocking Groundcover, Container Spillers, Edging & Borders
#ProPlantTips for Care:
Orchid Frost will grow best in full sun, but will tolerate some afternoon shade in a moist area. Plant in well-drained soil and do not allow it to dry out. We suggest adding a 3-4 inch deep layer of mulch around its base to help protect the roots from the glaring sun while conserving water. Prune and trim out dead stems in the early spring and deadhead after flowering.
- Perennial in Cold Winters/Partially Evergreen in Mild Winters
- Full Shade to Part Sun
- Any Well-Drained Soil
- Moderate to Low Moisture Needs
- Deadhead After Flowering & Prune Early Spring
- Deer & Rabbit Resistant
Pretty orchid purple and silvery blue-green foliage, the groundcover Orchid Frost Spotted Deadnettle Lamium will add its shimmering beauty to your landscape! Order now at Nature Hills Nursery!
