Silver Carpet Lamb's Ear

Name: Silver Carpet Lamb's Ear
Brand: Monrovia
SKU: 01211

Stachys byzantina 'Silver Carpet'

Pronunciation: STAK-iss biz-an-TEE-nuh

SKU #01211

USDA Zone

4-8

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OVERVIEW
Description	An improved selection over the original garden favorite with dense, silver-white, woolly foliage. Garden visitors will enjoy the soft feel of the foliage. An excellent low-maintenance, non-flowering option for edging a path, or as a low border planting. An herbaceous perennial.
Light	Full sun, Partial sun
Watering	Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
Blooms	Prized for foliage.
Mature Size	Quickly reaches 12 in. tall, gradually spreading to form a dense mat.

DETAILS
Deciduous/Evergreen	Herbaceous
Special Features	Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Waterwise, Fast Growing
Growth Rate	Fast
Growth Habit	Spreading

STYLE
Landscape Use	Border, Ground Cover, Edging
Design Ideas	Use lamb's ear at the front of the border spreader, both perennial and dryland palettes. Makes a soft collar around the base of bird bath or sun dial. Stuff into pockets in crumbling stone walls and rock garden embankments. Use as a foliage contrast groundcover for fine textured grasses and sedges or burgundy leafed perennials. Popular for edging flagstone walks to integrate the entire length.
Foliage Color	Silver-blue
Companion Plants	Catmint (Nepeta); Yarrow (Achillea); Salvia (Salvia); Sedum (Sedum); Russian Sage (Perovskia); Gayfeather (Liatris)

CARE
Care	Provide average, moist, well-drained soil. Water deeply, regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system; once established, looks best with light, regular moisture, but tolerates drier soils. Control weeds until the plants have filled in. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer.