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Silver Carpet Lamb's Ear
Stachys byzantina 'Silver Carpet'
Pronunciation: STAK-iss biz-an-TEE-nuh
SKU #01211
LIGHT:
Full sun, Partial sun
WATER:
Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
SIZE:
Quickly reaches 12 in. tall, gradually spreading to form a dense mat.
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| 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. |
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| Bloom Time | Prized for foliage. |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Herbaceous |
| Special Features | Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Waterwise, Fast Growing |
| Problems/Solutions | Coastal Exposure, Deer Resistant, Erosion Control, Rabbit Resistant |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Growth Habit | Spreading |
| 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 Instructions | 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. |
| History | Stachys byzantia is native to a huge range from the Caucasus to Persia, and its presence in Constantinople explains the species byzantia. It was introduced to Britain in 1782. The genus was derived from Dioscorides who chose the Latin stakhys or "spike" to refer to the plants flower stalks. However, silver carpet is a minimal bloomer, developed as a more uniform groundcover. |
| Lore | Lamb's ear is named for the soft fluffy foliage in the shape and color of the animal's. |
Details
| 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. |
|---|---|
| Bloom Time | Prized for foliage. |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Herbaceous |
| Special Features | Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Waterwise, Fast Growing |
| Problems/Solutions | Coastal Exposure, Deer Resistant, Erosion Control, Rabbit Resistant |
| 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 Instructions | 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. |
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History
| History | Stachys byzantia is native to a huge range from the Caucasus to Persia, and its presence in Constantinople explains the species byzantia. It was introduced to Britain in 1782. The genus was derived from Dioscorides who chose the Latin stakhys or "spike" to refer to the plants flower stalks. However, silver carpet is a minimal bloomer, developed as a more uniform groundcover. |
|---|---|
| Lore | Lamb's ear is named for the soft fluffy foliage in the shape and color of the animal's. |
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We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.
We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.