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Silver Carpet Lamb's Ear

Stachys Byzantina 'Silver Carpet'

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Overview

Stachys byzantina 'Silver Carpet', also known as Silver Carpet Lamb's Ear, is a perennial groundcover favored for its striking, silver-foliaged mats reaching heights of 6-8 inches and spreading up to 18-24 inches. Ideal in USDA Zones 4-8, it thrives in full sun to part shade and requires well-drained soil. Drought-tolerant and deer-resistant, this variety is non-flowering, accentuating its velvety, ovate leaves in low-maintenance landscapes.

Sun FullWater Very LowZones 4–8Type Ground cover, Perennial
Silver Carpet Lamb's Ear (Stachys Byzantina 'Silver Carpet') — silver-foliaged mats reaching heights of 6-8 inches and spreading up to 18-24 inches
Silver Carpet Lamb's Ear (Stachys Byzantina 'Silver Carpet') — is a perennial groundcover favored for its strikingSilver Carpet Lamb's Ear (Stachys Byzantina 'Silver Carpet') — is an herbaceous perennial that serves as a captivating ground cover in a variety of landscapeSilver Carpet Lamb's Ear (Stachys Byzantina 'Silver Carpet') — ovate leaves in low-maintenance landscapesSilver Carpet Lamb's Ear (Stachys Byzantina 'Silver Carpet') — commonly referred to as Silver Carpet Lamb's EarSilver Carpet Lamb's Ear (Stachys Byzantina 'Silver Carpet') — Lamb's Ear thrives in USDA Zones 4 to 8Silver Carpet Lamb's Ear (Stachys Byzantina 'Silver Carpet') — this variety is non-flowering+2

Culture

Sun
Full
Water
Very Low
USDA zones
4–8

Shape & size

Classification

Type
Ground cover, Perennial
Family
Lamiaceae

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Silver Carpet Lamb's Ear (Stachys Byzantina 'Silver Carpet') — silver-foliaged mats reaching heights of 6-8 inches and spreading up to 18-24 inches
Silver Carpet Lamb's Ear (Stachys Byzantina 'Silver Carpet') — is a perennial groundcover favored for its striking
Silver Carpet Lamb's Ear (Stachys Byzantina 'Silver Carpet') — is an herbaceous perennial that serves as a captivating ground cover in a variety of landscape
Silver Carpet Lamb's Ear (Stachys Byzantina 'Silver Carpet') — ovate leaves in low-maintenance landscapes
Silver Carpet Lamb's Ear (Stachys Byzantina 'Silver Carpet') — commonly referred to as Silver Carpet Lamb's Ear
Silver Carpet Lamb's Ear (Stachys Byzantina 'Silver Carpet') — Lamb's Ear thrives in USDA Zones 4 to 8
Silver Carpet Lamb's Ear (Stachys Byzantina 'Silver Carpet') — this variety is non-flowering
Silver Carpet Lamb's Ear (Stachys Byzantina 'Silver Carpet') — Ideal in USDA Zones 4-8, it thrives in full sun to part shade and requires well-drained soil
Silver Carpet Lamb's Ear (Stachys Byzantina 'Silver Carpet') — Drought-tolerant and deer-resistant
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