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    All About Lamb’s Ear

    Jun 02, 2020 2 minutes

    Lamb’s Ear

    Stachys byzantina

    Perennial

    Blooms Spikes of purple-pink flowers in summer; grown for handsome velvet-soft silver-green leaves

    Light Full sun

    Soil Well-drained

    Pests None serious

    Size 4 to 18 in. tall, 12 to 18 in. wide

    Cold hardy USDA zones 4 to 8

    In gardens humble and high-falutin’, lamb’s ear has proven its worth. Used for centuries to bandage minor wounds, the

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