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Common Name: Lamb's Ears

Species Name: Stachys byzantina

Family Name: Lamiaceae

 

 

Examples of Lamb's EarsStachys byzantina

A bed of Lamb's Ears growing across a flower bed.
A bed of Lamb's Ears growing across a flower bed.
A bed of Lamb's Ears growing across a flower bed.
A close up image of a Lamb's Ears stem with small gray-green leaves and purple flowers.
A close up image of a Lamb's Ears stem with small gray-green leaves and purple flowers.
A close up image of a Lamb's Ears stem with small gray-green leaves and purple flowers.
A few gray-green Lamb's Ears leaves laying on the soil.
A few gray-green Lamb's Ears leaves laying on the soil.
A few gray-green Lamb's Ears leaves laying on the soil.

 

 

Plant Facts  
Origin Asia
Sun Preference Full Sun
Susceptibility Center of the plant tends to rot in hot humid conditions

 

 

ID Characteristics

 

 

Habitat/Ecology  
Soil Preference Well-drained
USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 4
Note Wonderful spreading perennial used for its gray fuzzy foliage; often used in the front of a perennial border and in children’s gardens

 

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