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This species can spread aggressively. Check local guidance before planting, and avoid letting it escape into the wild.
Stachys byzantina K.Koch
Lamb's ear is a popular silver-leaved, semi-evergreen, herbaceous perennial ground cover in the mint family (Lamiaceae). It forms dense clumps of thick, soft, velvety, silver-green leaves that create a low-spreading groundcover. In summer, tiny purplish-pink flowers appear on erect spikes. The plant is native to the rocky hills of Turkey, the Caucasus, and Iran.
Thrives in the same full sun, low water conditions as Lamb's ear
Water: Low · Height: 60 cm · Soil: Average, dry to medium, very well-drained soils. Avoid overwatering as wet leaves invite disease.
