Lambs' ears
Common Name: Lambs' ears
Genus: Stachys
Species: byzantina
Cultivar: 'Silver Carpet'
Skill Level: Beginner
Exposure: Full sun
Hardiness: Hardy
Soil type: Well-drained/light, Sandy
Height: 15cm
Spread: 60cm
Time to divide plants: February to March
This variety of the well-known ground-covering perennial plant features oval, woolly, grey leaves, but differs from other stachys types in that it rarely flowers. It's evergreen, which makes it an extremely useful front-of-border, mat-forming plant for year-round interest. The plant is also reasonably drought-tolerant, so will be happy in a dry, sunny site, or gravel garden.
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