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Helen von Stein Lamb's Ear
Stachys byzantina 'Helen von Stein'
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8" tall x 15-18" wide. Stachys byzantina 'Helen Von Stein' is a mounding, large-leafed version of common Lamb's Ear with soft silver leaves. Easily grown in any average to poor garden soil with good drainage. Since it rarely flowers and it cutting propagated, it is a great choice to replace standard lamb's ears, which reseeds and can becomes weedy. Not recommended for regions with hot, humid summers, as the woolly foliage will "melt" from the humidity. Good for Firescaping.
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Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 9 reviews.
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The plants arrived in excellent
"The plants arrived in excellent condition. Unlike some plants I've received from other shippers, these were very easy to unpack, which I definitely appreciate."
Very pleased
"Very pleased"
Absolutely stunning for a deer resistant bed
"I order a tray of plugs in the spring to supplement a holy hedge that is just starting to grow. The photos online do no do this justice. In just one season these plants have exploded into gorgeous heaping mounds of foliage - broad light green leaves that filled in the entire bed. They need very little care as we had a hot, dry summer in clay soil and still thrived. I can't plant hostas due to a very hungry deer population and these give the same look. I really couldn't be happier."
Fantastic, versatile, low-maintenence plant
"This grew like gangbusters in my northern Utah garden (even the first year). It is a very versatile plant that likes sun, shade, partial shade, etc. The leaves are fuzzy and a beautiful silvery green. I have it in a bed that has no irrigation (I water by hand when needed). I recommend spacing them 24 inches apart."
Love it!
"I cannot even believe how huge these plants got in their first season! They arrived this spring in their little pots. The picture shows just how much they've grown. They got flooded about a month after planting. And survived. They received very little water for the rest of the season. And are flourishing. These plants have proven they have what it takes to survive in my garden. I can't wait to add more."
A+
"I received these last fall and put them in pots. They survived the freezing winter with no extra help. Looking forward to dividing them into more plants this coming fall."
Good plant
"Had these years ago. Glad to have them again. Spread rapidly, so need to transplant next year. Would probably be better in the ground, but I only have large containers on the deck."
So sweet and fuzzy. . . yet strong!
"I have this planted in at least four different areas (coarse fill dirt, partial clay, compacted soil, and blazing hot fine sand-silt) and it does great in all three! Makes a VERY thick living mulch. It won't hurt existing plants, but it will keep new ones from establishing. I never mow ours, nor do I trim any leaves. If any leaves happen to die over a wet winter, then they can be easily plucked in spring. . . or I just leave them there and new growth quickly covers them. I have been quite aggressive with dividing in the past, and find that these quickly recover from being transplanted or propagated. They seem to require regular watering for a few weeks after transplant/division, but then a new and very tough plant results, even from a quite small portion of root and stem. I seldom water after initial settling in period; maybe a quick, absent minded and sporadic splash as I water nearby plants. It definitely doesn't seem to need a drip system or anything like that. Where we live we get 15. 5 inches of irregularly delivered precipitation annually. It is a low humidity, high winds, high elevation area. I have included a photo of some lambs ears that I had divided and planted as a small piece last fall along with many other types of little, new plants. You can see that there in the foreground, the lambs ears is already largest by far. It's healthy and beautiful! I highly recommend as a fantastic and reliable addition to almost any landscape."
Beauty
"Bought 2 more this year after the first one survived a harsh winter and summer heat. Nice lined up near my driveway. Had pretty yellow flowers that were a surprise"