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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