White dead-nettle or simply white nettle (Lamium album) is a perennial plant that needs evenly moist and nutrient-rich soil to survive. It grows in partially sunny to semi-shady locations, along roadsides, in parks, gardens or meadows and in front of bushes and hedges.
The flowering period can last from April to October. The flowers are favoured by bumblebees and other wild bees.
When they are not in flower, white dead-nettle and stinging nettles look similar. They can be easily distinguished by their flowers. These plants are not related to each other.
Another feature that distinguishes them from stinging nettles is that Lamium album has no stinging hairs.
The natural distribution area reaches from Europe to Asia. In North America, the white dead-nettle was introduced as an ornamental plant and can also be found growing wild there. Unlike the spotted dead-nettle (Lamium maculatum), cultivars are not available.