Lamium maculatum 'Aureum'

This variety of the useful groundcover plant will happily take drought, part shade and poor soil. The triangular, toothy edged, leaves are bright golden-yellow, with a silvery-white stripe down the centre. There are pink flowers in late spring or early summer which last for several weeks but don't really add anything. The plant vigorously makes a carpet if it likes the spot but is not as invasive as the species is deemed to be. It may be useful to try these little carpeting plants in a variety of situations once they have begun to increase. Just move clumps here and there and see what develops. Once eradicated, they tend to stay that way, which is handy.