Botanical Name: Stachys lanata
Common Names: Lambs Ear,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Groundcovers Clumping, Dense, Prostrate, Running, Spreading
Description:
Attractive evergreen perennial with velvety soft, silvery-green leaves, giving the appearance of lambs ears. Great to use as a groundcover and very suited to cottage themed gardens. Grows 30-45cm tall x 45-60 wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
15-30cm 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Groundcover, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Lamiaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green, Silver
Flower Colour: Purple, Insignificant
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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