This spotted dead nettle is a shade-loving ground cover. I'm always looking for low-growing plants, for some reason I have a difficult time finding them (or perhaps more accurately I have a difficult time growing them successfully). This is pretty and it has purple flowers. The light color will show up very well in the shade.
Dead nettle is an herb. This flowering plant possesses high amounts of tannins and has been effective for dressing injuries, cuts and burns owing to its anti-inflammatory as well as astringent attributes. In earlier days, dead nettle was held in repute in England for its supposed efficacy in curing scrofula (tuberculosis of the lymphatic glands) purported as the King's Evil, since people believed that the ailment could be cured by the touch of a monarch. The young leaves can be eaten in salads.
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