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01403 740100

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The Plant Company
Coolham Road
West Chiltington
Pulborough
West Sussex
RH20 2LH

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The Plants

Stachys byzantina 'Helen von Stein' syn. 'Big Ears'

lambs ears

Photo of Stachys byzantina 'Helen von Stein' syn. 'Big Ears'

£9.00

A lovely variety of 'Lamb's Ears' with outstanding silvery foliage. but differs from other stachys types in that doesn't usually flower. Perfect for providing a weed suppressing carpet for much of the year.

Type

  • Perennials

Foliage: Evergreen

Hardiness: Hardy

Vigour: Fast growing

Uses

  • Beds and borders
  • Cottage style garden
  • Slopes/banks
  • Contemporary style garden
  • Mediterranean style garden

Special features

  • Low maintenance
  • Drought tolerant
  • Evergreen
  • Ground cover

Care instructions

Grow in well-drained moderately fertile soil in full sun with protection from excessive winter wet.

Dimensions

Size: Small

Pot size: 2 litre

Eventual height: 30cm

Eventual spread: 60cm

Positions

  • Sun

Aspects

  • South
  • East
  • West

Soil types

  • Sandy
  • Normal
  • Clay

Soil pH ranges

  • Acid
  • Neutral
  • Alkaline