Stachys byzantina (Lamb’s Ears) - Gardenia
WEBLamb's Ears (Stachys byzantina) is a wonderful evergreen perennial, mostly grown for its rich rosettes of showy, velvety, silvery tongue-shaped leaves, resembling lamb's ears.
How to Grow and Care for Lamb's Ear - The Spruce
WEBJul 19, 2024 · Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) is a ground cover grown for its thick, fuzzy, silvery foliage that creates a softly textured mat in the garden. Lamb's ear is an easy, fast spreader, does best in full sun in most areas, and thrives in …
Stachys byzantina - Plant Finder - Missouri Botanical Garden
WEBStachys byzantina, known as lamb's ears, is grown primarily for its thick, soft, velvety, silver-gray leaves which typically form a rapidly spreading mat approximately 4-6" off the ground. Leaves are evergreen in warm climates, but …
Stachys byzantina - Wikipedia
WEBStachys byzantina (syn. S. lanata), the lamb's-ear [2] (lamb's ear) [3] or woolly hedgenettle, [4] is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to Armenia, Iran, and Turkey. [5] [6] It is cultivated throughout much of the temperate world as an ornamental plant, and is naturalised in some locations as an escapee from gardens.
Stachys byzantina - North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant …
WEBCommon Name (s): Lamb's ear is a popular silver-leaved herbaceous perennial ground cover in the Lamiaceae or mint family. The plant grows into a dense clump of thick, soft, velvety, silver-green leaves that form a low-spreading groundcover. They are evergreen in warmer climates.
Lamb's Ear: A Growing & Care Guide for Stachys byzantina
WEBStachys byzantina. Common names: Woolly betony, donkey’s ears, woolly hedge nettle. Plant type: Herbaceous perennial. Zones: 4-9. Exposure: Full sun to partial shade. Growth habit: Mounding, spreading. Height/spread: 4 to 18 inches tall, 12 to 36 inches wide. Bloom time: Summer. Foliage:
How to Grow Lamb's Ear (Stachys byzantina) - BBC Gardeners …
WEBJul 28, 2022 · Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) is a drought-tolerant perennial with silvery green, evergreen leaves that are covered in a fine coating of hairs, that makes them appear woolly. In summer it bears spikes of pink-purple flowers.
How to Grow and Care for Lamb's Ear - The Spruce
WEBAug 15, 2024 · Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) is grown for its suede-like leaves and silvery-gray color. Read on to learn more about lamb's ear plant care.
Stachys byzantina | lamb&s ear Herbaceous Perennial/RHS
WEBStachys byzantina. lamb's ear. A carpeting, evergreen perennial, with thick, soft, oblong-elliptic leaves and stems densely white-woolly. Basal leaves are to 10cm long, in rosettes, flowering stems erect to 50cm in height. Flowers are purplish or pink, sometimes appearing striped, arranged in many-flowered whorls in an interrupted spike in summer.
Lamb’s Ear Stachys byzantina - Gardenista
WEBPerennial Stachys byzantina is lovely in the front of the border, as an edging plant, or as a low, dense ground cover around the base of shrubs. In summer, each mound of Lamb’s Ear will send up spiky purple flowers. Cut it back in late …
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