Stachys byzantina 'Big Ears'
Lamb's Ears, Woundwort
Type Perennial
Hardy range 4A to 8B
Height 6" to 18" / 15cm to 45cm
Spread 18" to 24" / 45cm to 60cm
Growth rate Fast
Form Spreading or horizontal
Exposure Full sun
Persistence Evergreen
Hardy range 4A to 8B
Height 6" to 18" / 15cm to 45cm
Spread 18" to 24" / 45cm to 60cm
Growth rate Fast
Form Spreading or horizontal
Exposure Full sun
Persistence Evergreen
Bloom Color Lavender
Bloom Time Summer
The flowers are fragrant, suitable for cut flowers and suitable for dried flowers.
Bloom Time Summer
The flowers are fragrant, suitable for cut flowers and suitable for dried flowers.
Environment
This plant tolerates drought.
This plant will grow in dry to moist soil.
Suitable soil is well-drained/loamy or sandy.
The pH preference is a neutral soil.
This plant tolerates drought.
This plant will grow in dry to moist soil.
Suitable soil is well-drained/loamy or sandy.
The pH preference is a neutral soil.
Leaf Color Silvery
This plant has attractive foliage and fragrant foliage.
This plant has attractive foliage and fragrant foliage.
Culture Notes
Stachys tends to rot in hot humid summers. Cut back old foliage in the spring and divide plants every few years to control overcrowding. This plant is considered mostly allergy free and causes little or no allergy problems in most people.
Stachys tends to rot in hot humid summers. Cut back old foliage in the spring and divide plants every few years to control overcrowding. This plant is considered mostly allergy free and causes little or no allergy problems in most people.
