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Stachys byzantina ‘Silver Carpet’
Silver Carpet Lamb’s Ear
Height: 12"
Spread: 18-30"
Zone: 4
Foliage: woolly gray-green
Bloom Months: ***
Flowers: none
Light Requirement: full sun
Soft woolly leaves add texture
and color to the perennial garden.
Best in full sun and well-drained, dry soil.
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Stachys byzantina ‘Big Ears’
Big Ears
Lamb’s Ear
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Height: 12"
Spread: 18-30"
Zone: 4
Foliage: large woolly
Bloom Month: ***
Flowers: insignificant
Light Requirement: full sun
Soft wooly leaves are larger
than 'Silver Carpet'.
Best in full sun and well-drained, dry soil.
5383
Stachys minima
Dwarf Betony
Height: 6-8"
Spread: 8-12"
Zone: 4
Foliage: deep green
Flowers: purple
Light Requirement: full sun or partial shade
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A unique
and quite charming low-to-the-ground species first forming a
ground-hugging rosette of large and crinkly leaves. In early
summer it bears upright stems that hold chubby spikes of
magenta-purple flowers. A nice addition to the landscape.
A completely different Stachys than Lamb's Ear.
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Stachys monnieri ‘Hummelo’
Hummelo
Common Betony
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Height: 20"
Spread: 24"
Zone: 4
Foliage: green
Bloom Months: 6-7
Flower: pink
Light Requirements: full sun
This cultivar has bright green,
crinkled leaves and spikes
of rose-pink flowers for a long period in early summer.
A completely different Stachys than Lamb's Ear.
5674
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