Stachys, Lamb's Ear 'Helen Von Stein'

Extremely reliable in the hot dry summers of Augusta GA. transfers and strives in heavy clay soil. suitable for xeriscaping. great edgi...Read Moreng plant. propagate by digging up plants and cutting off a section with at least a few roots.

I have had this plant for about 6 years in mid-day sun, afternoon shade and it has done very well. I love how it spreads quickly as a gro...Read Moreund cover. It grows where I could get nothing else to grow, in a wet "rain" hole. It is an exceptional plant if you need a ground cover that spreads easily. It will invade other plant spaces if you do not keep it tidy, but I just dig up the areas I want to move and put somewhere else. It reestablishes very well.

This has huge leaves - much larger than regular lamb's ears. It seldom blooms. Is a wonderful edging plant and does well in sun or shade....Read More It's also extremely drought tolerant once established. If it's spreading too fast for you, plant it in a spot with less moisture.

Leaves invariably die back on pieces that are dug up for dividing but it sends out new leaves immediately when replanted.

I really like the look of this plant but in quadruples in size for me every year. I'm constantly having to dig it up.

This large-eared variety is named for German horticulturist Countess Von Zeppelin.

Beatiful plant to fill in spaces in your garden. I've got mine in full sun, and they do quite well. They normally do not flower, but I ...Read Morefound in very rainy years, they do send up a shoot or two. The flowers are not very attractive -- the leaves are the star of the show.

VERY easy to propogate. Just divide off a clump and transplant. Share with your friends ASAP -- They'll have more than they know what to do with before long!

I've grown this for the past three years with great success. It hasn't flowered so no worries about the plant becoming invasive. I snap o...Read Moreff the leaves at the underside of the plant as they die off, so far no other maintenance.

These flourish for me in the shade. Easy to get started and require little maintenance. Occasionally snap off the leaves lower to the ground.