Lamb's Ear is a tough and durable perennial with soft, silver, felt-like foliage. Growing to 50cm in height when flowering in spring, its felt-like leaves rarely grow to more than 20cm. Its vigorous growth can be easily managed by pruning and/or dividing the plants over winter. It should be cut back to tidy up and pots repotted annually.
- Type
- Exotic
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Water use
- Minimal
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Container
- One
- Size
- Grass and Groundcover
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Zones
- Semi-arid with winter rain, Moist temperate with warm summers, Winter rains with dry summers
- Soils
- Sandy, Loam, Clay
- Tolerances
- Frost, Wind, Salt
- Regions
- Central Highlands Garden, Yarra Valley Water plants, Cooma-Monaro, Wagga Wagga (Water Wise)
- Shade levels
- Full sun, Sun/shade, Shady
- Flowering seasons
- Summer
- Colours
- Green, Pink, Purple
- Gardens
- Cottage