Lamb's ears 'Silver Carpet'

Stachys byzantina

How to grow Lamb's ears 'Silver Carpet'

  • Partial Sun

  • Low

Place this plant where it gets some shade in the afternoon. You can remove the flower stems in order to promote spreading. Needs protection from harsh winters. Well drained soils are a most in order to prevent rot problems.1

Plant in a location that enjoys partial sun and remember to apply water fairly sparingly. Keep in mind when planting that Silver Carpet is thought of as hardy, so this plant will survive close to or on freezing temperatures. Silver Carpet requires a soil ph of 6.1 - 7.8 meaning it does best in weakly acidic soil - weakly alkaline soil.

Growing Silver Carpet from seed

Transplanting Silver Carpet

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Silver Carpet is a hardy plant.

Harvesting Silver Carpet

Footnotes

1 missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=253840&isprofile=0&