Stachys byzantina 'Big Ears'
Lamb's Ear 'Big Ears'
Stachys can be annuals, perennials or shrubs, with pairs of rather unpleasantly aromatic fuzzy grey-green leaves, and upright spikes of 2-lipped flowers in Summer. 'Big Ears' is grown mainly for its foliage. The leaves are larger than most varieties, and form rosettes. Spikes of purple flowers arise from the rosettes in early Summer to late Summer. Good ground cover plant
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Lamb's Ear 'Big Ears'
Latin name
Stachys byzantina 'Big Ears'
type
Herbaceous Perennials
family
Lamiaceae
ph
5.6 - 8.4 Acid - Neutral
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
Stachys byzantina 'Big Ears'
Stachys can be annuals, perennials or shrubs, with pairs of rather unpleasantly aromatic fuzzy grey-green leaves, and upright spikes of 2-lipped flowers in Summer. 'Big Ears' is grown mainly for its foliage. The leaves are larger than most varieties, and form rosettes. Spikes of purple flowers arise from the rosettes in early Summer to late Summer. Good ground cover plant
Flowering Season
From Early Summer TO Late Summer
Flowers appear in Summer on tall upright spikes
Planting Season
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Plant in fertile, well-draining soil in a sunny position in Spring
Propagation by Division
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Using a fork dig up plant, trying to keep the root ball as complete as possible. Split the root ball at the centre with a sharp knife or a spade, or by placing two garden forks back-to-back into the middle of the root ball, and pushing the fork handles apart.to lever the root ball apart. Replant the new clumps to the same depth as the original, and water well. Keep well watered until established.