Stachys byzantina (Lamb’s Ear)

(Bunnies’s Ear, Lamb’s Tongue, Wooly Betony, Wooly Woundwort)

Grown mainly for it’s thick, soft, velvety silver-gray foliage with pinkish purple flower spikes.  Height 10-18″.

 

Grown mainly for it's thick, soft, velvety silver-gray foliage with pinkish purple flower spikes.  Height 10-18".

Prefers average, dry to medium well drained soil. Drought tolerant when established. Tolerates air pollution, dry soil, heat and poor soils. Deer and rabbit resistant.

  • USDA Hardiness Zone(s): 4-9
  • Exposure: Full Sun
  • Bloom Time(s): May-July