Lamium album
White Dead-nettle
Common names: Dead-nettle, Bee-sucker
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Description
The White Dead-nettle resembles a nettle but does not sting, hence its name. Its white lip-shaped flowers are an important early nectar source for bumblebees, and the dried flowers can be used to make a mild tea. In the garden it serves as a useful groundcover in partial shade.
Care instructions
Plant the dead-nettle in a partially shaded spot with humus-rich, not too dry soil, it feels especially comfortable at the edge of a grove. Keep the soil consistently moist. Harvest the flowers from May to August on sunny mornings and dry them gently. After flowering, cut the plant back; it will regrow fresh.
Soil & site
Soil pH
Soil type
loamy, humus-rich, moist, nutrient-rich
Feeding
Medium feeder
Companion planting
Good neighbors
nightshade family (Solanaceae)
particularly well establishedYou will find that basil next to tomato and pepper improves taste and keeps whiteflies and aphids away.
For example TomatoSweet pepperCocktail tomatoEggplantCape gooseberryChili and 8 more species in the catalogue
Source: classic companion planting (DACH-Gartenpraxis)
cabbage family (Brassicaceae)
You will notice that the intense scent of basil, thyme, and others confuses the cabbage whitefly and keeps it away from the cabbage family.
For example White cabbageKohlrabiRadishKalebroccolicauliflower and 34 more species in the catalogue
Source: bio-gardening intercropping practice
Companion planting is partly traditional gardening lore. Where the reason is known, it is given.
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