A great medium spreading groundcover that thrives in the xeric garden. (PDF) Antimicrobial Activity of the Leaves of Endemic Stachys byzantina C. Lambs ears, Stachys byzantina, is a well-known ground-covering perennial, grown for its soft, woolly ants are particularly attractive to the solitary wool carder bee, Anthidium manicatum, which cards the fine hairs from the leaves to use as nesting material. Lanata lamb s-ear or woolly hedgenettle) is a species of Stachys, native to Turkey, Armenia, and Iran. The foliage can form a mat of elongated furry grey leaves (Stachys byzantina) or crinkled green ovalheart-shaped leaves (Betonica).
Non-flowering, use the foliage to contrast nicely with green and blue leaved plants.
This strain forms a dense carpet of soft and fuzzy silver leaves, bearing upright spikes of magen. It is cultivated over much of the temperate world as an ornamental plant, and is naturalised in some locations as an escapee from gardens. Leaves are evergreen in warm climates, but will depreciate considerably in harsh winters. Silver Carpet Lambs Ear Plant (4-tall x 18-wide.) Silver Carpet Lamb s Ear (Stachys byzantina Silver Carpet) is a handsome, fuzzy, grey-leaved groundcover that thrives in problem areas such as dry shade and poor soils.
