Quick Facts

• Mature size: Approx. 300–400mm high x 600–900mm wide

• Position: Full sun to partial shade

• Foliage: Soft, silvery-grey, velvety leaves forming a spreading clump

• Flowering: Late spring to summer

• Flower colour: Pale pink to purple (often secondary to foliage)

• Climate tolerance: Heat, frost, and drought tolerant

• Water needs: Low once established

• Maintenance: Low

Why You’ll Love it

Stachys ‘Lamb’s Ears’ is a classic foliage perennial, cherished for its irresistibly soft, silvery leaves that add texture and light to the garden year-round. Forming a dense, spreading mat, it’s perfect for softening path edges, filling gaps in borders, or acting as a gentle foil to more colourful flowering plants. While it produces subtle flower spikes in late spring and summer, this plant is primarily grown for its foliage impact. Hardy, drought-tolerant, and easy to grow, Lamb’s Ears suits Mediterranean-style gardens, cottage borders, and low-maintenance landscapes.

Planting & Care Tips

• Plant in full sun for the best foliage colour and compact growth

• Prefers well-drained soil; avoid heavy or wet soils

• Water during establishment, then sparingly once established

• Remove flower stems if foliage is the main feature

• Trim back tired or damaged leaves in late winter or early spring

• Ideal as groundcover, edging, or a soft contrast plant in mixed borders