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What’s soft, fuzzy, and silvery grey-green? The answer is one of the best herbaceous perennial secrets around for your garden; lamb’s ears. If you are looking for texture and diversity for your garden ...

Stachys byzantina, or Lamb’s Ears, as it is commonly known, is classified as an herbaceous perennial. The botanical name, “Stachys,” a Greek word meaning “an ear of grain,” refers to the shape of the ...

I’ve always been a sucker for silver foliage. So naturally, lamb’s ears Stachys byzantina is one of my all-time favorite perennials. Available in many forms, including nearly flowerless “Silver Carpet ...

Ground cover plants that thrive on neglect are invaluable. They save time, suppress weeds and keep soil shaded and cool. In every garden I’ve worked in, from large Italian estates to compact city ...

Today’s guest post is from Andrea, a colleague at The Sun and, if this post is any indication, an experienced gardener. Many people think of lamb’s ear, the fuzzy silver-leafed perennial that grows a ...

If you can grow lamb's ears, you can grow betony. It's hard to tell by looking that these handsome perennials are closely related. The soft, fuzzy leaves of lamb's ears beg for touching and their ...

Dear Carol: We have a lamb's-ears plant about 3 feet in diameter, is about three years old and very healthy. The flower stalks were just beautiful. I went online to bunch of sites. Many of them gave ...

The perennial plant of the year has been named, and it’s Stachys “Hummelo” – pronounced stack-is hummelo, I think. It’s also called alpine betony, or more commonly, Lamb’s Ear. It was chosen because ...

If you can grow lamb’s ears, you can grow betony. It’s hard to tell by looking that these handsome perennials are closely related. The soft, fuzzy leaves of lamb’s ears beg for touching and their ...