Stachys byzantina 'Helene von Stein'
(Syn: 'Big Ears')
Lamb's Ear-Giant
Stachys byzantina 'Helene von Stein'
(Syn: 'Big Ears')
Lamb's Ear-Giant
With leaves up to 8" long, this giant lamb's ear makes a showy specimen in troughs and is useful as edging along sunny pathways. Its velvety soft, silvery green foliage creeps slowly to forms a dense, weed-suppressing patch. It is more resistant to "melting out" than some forms and is mostly non-flowering.
Plant Details
- Zone: 4 - 9
- Height: 8-10"
- Spread: 12-24"
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Soil Moisture: Low Water Needs, Moderate Water Needs
- Drought tolerant: No
- Bloom time: Grown for Foliage, NA
- Foliage Color: Silver-Gray Shades
- Fragrant: No
- Good Cut Flower: No
- Native: Not native to North America
- Deer resistant: Yes
- Rabbit resistant: Yes
- Bee-friendly: No
- Attracts butterflies: No
- Attracts hummingbirds: No
- Groundcover: No
- Roy Diblik Favorite: No
Plant Details
- Zone: 4 - 9
- Height: 8-10"
- Spread: 12-24"
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Soil Moisture: Low Water Needs, Moderate Water Needs
- Drought tolerant: No
- Bloom time: Grown for Foliage, NA
- Foliage Color: Silver-Gray Shades
- Fragrant: No
- Good Cut Flower: No
- Native: Not native to North America
- Bee-friendly: No
- Deer resistant: Yes
- Rabbit resistant: Yes
- Attracts butterflies: No
- Attracts hummingbirds: No
- Groundcover: No
- Roy Diblik Favorite: No
Grower Information
- PowerPlug Size(s): 32s
- Optimal Planting Time: Spring
- Retail Sales Window: Fall, Spring, Summer
- Moisture in Production: Average, Low
- Requires Shade in Production: No
- Vernalization Required for Bloom: No
- Vernalization Beneficial: Yes