Stachys Lambs Ear
$14.99 / 1G
| Stachys byz. 'Helene Von Stein' | |
| Lambs Ears Helene Von | |
| Stachys byz. 'Helene Von Stein', also known as Lambs Ears, this adorable perennial features mats of large, velvety, gray, woolly leaves. Each leaf has dense, matted, short, woolly, hairs. Remove the flowers to maintain handsome mat of foliage. Sun to part shade. FEATURES: Botanical Name: Stachys byz. 'Helene Von Stein' Common Name: Lambs Ears Helene Von Stein Features: Ground Cover, Foliage Interest, Drought Tolerant, Heat Tolerant, Low Maintenance Bloom Time: Spring Light Requirements: Full Sun Resists Deer, Rabbits Mature Plant Size: 12 - 15 inches Zone 3 - 8 | |
| Divide and/or transplant in November using Rock Phosphate fertilizer. Cut flowers and foliage to within 2" of soil and add to compost pile. Feed with Flowertone in March. Spray with All-season Oil in May for insect control. Deep-soak with Vitamin B-1 fertilizer every 2 weeks for first 2 summers. Re-mulch in June and January | |
| Attractive groundcover, accent, or border | |
| Well drained and moist soil | |
| silver foliage and Foliage Interest, Ground Cover, | |
| Summer | |
| Purple flowers | |
| 10" | |
| 20" | |
| Can be used as a groundcover | |
| Fast | |
| Full Sun | |
| -30 to -20 deg. F | |
| Keep moist | |
| White wooly leaves | |
| Perennial |