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Stachys byzantina 'Big Ears' ~ Giant Lamb's Ear
Size
  • Size: 1 GALLON

Giant Lamb's Ear is a delicate fine-textured perennial grown for its soft velvety silver-grey leaves that form a mat above the ground.  Tiny purple-pink terminal clusters may appear on stems in the summer, though many gardeners prefer to remove them to enhance the ground cover effect.  Grows best with afternoon shade in southern climates and dry to medium well-drained soils.  Giant Lamb’s Ear is drought tolerant and disease resistant.

Also sold as 'Helene von Stein'.

Type: 

Perennial

Height: 

0.5' - 1'

Spread: 

1’ - 2'

Spacing: 

1.5'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

4 - 9

Culture: 

Full SunPart Sun

Bloom Color: 

Pink (rarely flowers)

Season of Interest: 

Year-Round

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance.  Susceptible to leaf spot and root rot in humid areas or overly moist soils; do not overwater.  It can be an aggressive spreader in ideal conditions.
LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, BordersNaturalized AreasWoodland GardensRock GardensXeriscape, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Periwinkle, Bugleweed, Sweet Woodruff

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown

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