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Stachys byzantina 'Silky Fleece' (Lamb's ear 'Silky Fleece')

Other names: Lamb's tongue 'Silky Fleece', Cat's ear 'Silky Fleece', Bunnies' ears 'Silky Fleece', Woolly woundwort 'Silky Fleece'

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Variety or Cultivar
'Silky Fleece' is a mat-forming, evergreen perennial with rosettes of small, oblong to elliptic, densely white-woolly, silvery, grey-green leaves and erect spikes of whorled, two-lipped, lavender flowers in summer.
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Flower

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Flower

Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
0.25 m 0.25 m 2-5 years
0 ft 0 ft 2-5 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Chalky
  • Loamy
  • Sandy
Soil drainage
  • Well-drained
Soil pH
  • Acid
  • Alkaline
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • South
Exposure
  • Exposed

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Cultivation

Grow in full sun in free-draining soil that is moderately fertile.

Suggested uses

Gravel, Ground Cover, Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Underplanting, Garden edging

UK hardiness

H7

USDA zones

Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8

Sunset zone

1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Low
Central Valley = Low
South Coastal = Moderate/Medium
South Inland = Moderate/Medium
High and Intermediate Desert = Moderate/Medium
Low Desert = Inappropriate

Foliage

Deciduous

Habit

Mat-forming, Erect flower stem

Native to

Garden origin

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Not toxic

Plant care

Pruning

Propagation methods

Division

Pests

Slugs

Diseases

Powdery mildew

Deadhead perennials before they seed (optional)

Take root cuttings

Divide and replant in spring

Plant container grown plants in moderately fertile, well-drained soil

Plant container grown plants in a sunny postion

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Stachys byzantina 'Cotton Boll'
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Stachys macrantha 'Superba'
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Stachys byzantina 'Silver Carpet'
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Stachys byzantina 'Primrose Heron' Woolly betony 'Primrose Heron'
Stachys byzantina 'Big Ears'
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Stachys palustris Marsh woundwort
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Stachys recta
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Stachys byzantina 'Limelight'
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Stachys germanica
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Stachys germanica Downy Woundwort
Stachys 'Summer Crush'
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Stachys 'Summer Crush' Betony 'Summer Crush'
Stachys thunbergii 'Danielle'
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Stachys 'Bello Grigio'
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Stachys byzantina 'Simba'
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Stachys byzantina 'Simba' Lamb's ear 'Simba'
Stachys byzantina 'Silky Fleece'
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Stachys byzantina 'Silky Fleece' Lamb's ear 'Silky Fleece'
Stachys macrantha 'Rosea'
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Stachys macrantha 'Rosea' Betony 'Rosea'
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