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Lamb's Ear 'Pink Cotton'

  • Scientific Name: Stachys lavandulifolia 'Pink Cotton'
  • Garden: Edibles and Herbs Garden
  • Plant Type: Ground Cover
  • Evergreen/Deciduous: Deciduous
  • Sun/Shade Exposure: Full Sun
  • Moisture Requirements: Dry

Plant Information

Curious and pretty small perennial that has lovely leaves that have symmetrical black veins. As the plant expands it sends up spikes clad in frosty hairs around violet purple flowers. The don’t exactly go straight up but wind around a little bit. This gives the whole plant an overall haze that is truly fantastic. Appreciate sunny dry environs with sharp drainage but, as rich of soil as you can muster. Ideally it finds a home in a dry border or rock garden. Winter deciduous perennial to 18″ x 18″ in a season. Blooms repeatedly all summer. Light summer H20 and drought adapted when very established. Mixes well with Cranesbill (Erodium) and Scutellaria suffrutescens. Pretty little cut flower that acts as a boa in small arrangements. Very good butterfly and pollinator perennial. Absorbs blasting hot locations.

Plant type: Herbaceous perennial
Biome: Hot Aspects, Low Water/No Water, Western Native
USDA Hardiness zone: Zn5a -15º to -20ºF
Foliage color: Light Green
Foliage season: Winter Deciduous

Data Source

http://www.xeraplants.com

Photo Credit

STLA Full, STLA Flower, STLA Leaves (©2022 Cheri Moland)