Family: Lamiaceae
Scientific Name: Stachys byzantina Silver Carpet
Common Name: Silver Carpet Lamb's Ears
| Description | A lower growing Lamb' Ears that doesn't readily flower. |
| Pronunciation | (STAY-kis)((by-zan-TEEN-A) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
| Sunlight | full for best foliage color |
| Moisture | average. tolerates some dryness once established |
| Soil & Site | average, rots in poorly drained wet soils |
| Flowers | rarely flowers |
| Leaves | stems and leaves are tomentose (woolly), white to silvery gray green |
| Dimensions | less than 8 inches, space 12-18 inches |
| Maintenance | remove dead foliage in late summer, divide to fill in dead spots, deer resistant |
| Propagation | easy by division |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage) |
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