How to Grow Lamb's Ears (Stachys Byzantina)

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Lamb's ears is a mat-forming ground cover with woolly gray leaves that are delightful to touch. It's easy to pull out in areas you prefer not to have it, and the leaves have a delightful applelike scent. Lamb's ears thrives in USDA zones 4 to 8.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

Step1
Look for plants at nurseries in spring and summer, or year-round in warmer climates.
Step2
Choose healthy-looking plants with signs of new growth in leaves and flower buds. Buy lamb's ears in 4-inch to 1-gallon containers.
Step3
Choose a site with full sun and well-drained soil.
Step4
Dig a hole for each plant no deeper than the plants were growing in the containers; space the holes 1 foot apart.
Step5
Add a light application of organic fertilizer to the planting holes before setting the plants in.
Step6
Mulch around but not on top of the plants with 3 inches of organic compost.
Step7
Water well until soil is completely moist, weekly, during the first year only.

Tips & Warnings

  • Lamb's ears plants grow to 18 inches, including the spikes of purple flowers, and spread 1 foot or more.
  • Grow lamb's ears at the base of a wall or along a path.

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