Botanical Name: Common Names:
Stachys byzantina Moonlight Velvet Lambs Ear,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Groundcovers Clumping, Dense, Prostrate, Spreading
Description:
Attractive and hardy, evergreen perennial with velvety soft, white and woolly leaves. You just want to touch the leaves to feel the softness. Great to use as a groundcover and very suited to cottage themed gardens, also grows great in a pot on its own or as a mixed contrast planting. Grows 30-40cm tall x 40-50 wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
30-60cm 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Erosion Control, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Groundcover, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Verge, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Lamiaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green, Grey, Silver, White
Flower Colour: Purple
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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