Lamb's Ear

Stachys byzantina

Lamb's Ear (Stachys byzantina) is a medium-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 4-8, that matures to about 0.8-1.5 ft × 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, grows happily in containers.

USDA zones

4-8

Sun

Full sun

Water

Low

Mature size

0.8-1.5 ft × 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