Fuzzy Wuzzy Lamb's Ears
Stachys byzantina 'Fuzzy Wuzzy'
$18.00
This variety forms a dense carpet of soft and fuzzy silver-green leaves bearing upright spikes of magenta-lavender flowers in early summer; clip spent blooms to tidy up for rest of season; drought tolerant once established; evergreen in mild areas
Features and Growing Tips
Note: Each live plant is unique and may differ from the photo while maintaining its beauty. Plants come in a plastic pot; other items in images are not included.
Landscape Qualities
Fuzzy Wuzzy Lamb's Ears is a dense herbaceous evergreen perennial with a mounded form. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other garden plants with finer foliage.
Ornamental Qualities
Fuzzy Wuzzy Lamb's Ears's attractive large tomentose oval leaves emerge silver in spring | turning grayish green in color the rest of the year on a plant with a mounded habit of growth. It has masses of beautiful spikes of hot pink flowers with purple overtones rising above the foliage in early summer | which are most effective when planted in groupings.
Planting and Growing
Fuzzy Wuzzy Lamb's Ears will grow to be about 12 inches tall at maturity extending to 18 inches tall with the flowers | with a spread of 20 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant | individual plants should be spaced approximately 16 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground | not requiring facer plants in front. It grows at a fast rate | and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As an evegreen perennial | this plant will typically keep its form and foliage year-round.
This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to dry locations | and dislikes excessive moisture. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America. It can be propagated by division; however | as a cultivated variety | be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.
Plant Facts
Prefers full sun to partial shade
Deer Resistant
Keep moisture level dry to average
Mature Size 12"(18"withtheflowers)Hx20"W
Flowers are hot pink
Flowers in early summer
Attracts bees
Zone 3a
Likes average to moist soil