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Lamb's Ear
Stachys byzantina · Perennial
Lamb's Ear is a moderate-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 4-8, that matures to about 10–18 in × 1–1.5 ft. It does best in full sun with low water needs in well-drained and occasionally-dry soil. Expect pink and purple blooms in spring and summer. It attracts butterflies, stands up well to black walnut, deer and drought and grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 4-8
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 10–18 in × 1–1.5 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Occasionally-dry
- Bloom color
- Pink, Purple
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Attracts
- Butterflies
- Tough against
- Black walnut, Deer, Drought, Dry soil, Pollution, Poor soil, Rabbits
- Native to
- Turkey, Armenia, Iran
Will it survive your winters?
We score Lamb's Ear’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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