Family: Lamiaceae
Scientific Name: Stachys bryzantina Silky Fleece
Common Name: Silky Fleece Lambs Ears, Dwarf Lambs Ears
Description | A dwarf form of Lambs Ears. |
Pronunciation | (STAY-kis)((by-zan-TEEN-A) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
Hardiness Zone | 5-8 |
Sunlight | full for best foliage color |
Moisture | average, tolerates some dryness once established |
Soil & Site | average, rots in poorly drained wet soils |
Flowers | 1/2" purplish-pink corollas are found on 6 inches spikes, flowers are not real showy and many gardeners dead head the plants |
Leaves | tomentose (woolly), white to silvery gray, leaves are smaller than species |
Dimensions | height with flower 10 inches, foliage is mat forms |
Maintenance | cut off flower stalks, remove dead foliage in late summer, will reseed and spread, deer resistant |
Propagation | easy by division, seeds |
Cultivar Origin | Jelitto Seeds introduction |
Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills) |
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