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Stachys byzantina 'Silver Carpet'

Stachys byzantina 'Silver Carpet'

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Lambs' earsPerennialFamily: Lamiaceae

Height: 15cmSpread: 60cm
Hardy

Foliage colour:

Silver

Position

Sun Exposure:

Full sun

Aspect:

South facing, west facing

Position in Border:

Front

Soil

Well Drained / Light / Sandy

Lambs' ears, Stachys byzantina, is a well-known ground-covering perennial, grown for its soft, woolly foliage. Plants are particularly attractive to the solitary wool carder bee, Anthidium manicatum, which cards the fine hairs from the leaves to use as nesting material.

Stachys byzantina 'Silver Carpet' has oval, woolly, grey leaves, but differs from other stachys types in that it rarely flowers. It's evergreen, which makes it an extremely useful front-of-border, mat-forming plant for year-round interest.

Grow Stachys byzantina 'Silver Carpet' in moist but well-drained soil in full sun. Once established it's reasonably drought-tolerant, so will be happy in a dry, sunny site, or gravel garden. To propagate, divide plants as soon as growth starts in spring. Pair with plants such as Artemisia and Catananche caerulea, which enjoy similar growing conditions.

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Stachys ‘Silver carpet’ and wildlife

Stachys ‘Silver carpet’ has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.

Is Stachys ‘Silver carpet’ poisonous?

Stachys ‘Silver carpet’ has no toxic effects reported.

No reported toxicity to:

Is not known to attract Birds

Birds

Is not known to attract Cats

Cats

Is not known to attract Dogs

Dogs

Is not known to attract Horses

Horses

Is not known to attract Livestock

Livestock

Is not known to attract People

People