Lamb’s Ear Seeds – Green

Enhance your garden with soothing color and texture using Green Lamb’s Ear Seeds, an heirloom variety valued for its lush, soft foliage and excellent shade tolerance. Known for its velvety leaves and low-growing form, this variety is perfect for borders, pathways, cottage gardens, sensory gardens, and shaded planting areas where many plants struggle.

Green Lamb’s Ear thrives in partial shade and well-drained soil, creating neat clumps that add calm, natural beauty to any garden design. Easy to grow and low maintenance, this perennial is an excellent choice for gardeners seeking a reliable foliage plant with year-round appeal.

Features

• Produces soft, green, velvety foliage

• Heirloom variety with strong shade tolerance

• Ideal for borders, pathways, and cottage-style gardens

• Low maintenance and drought tolerant once established

• Perfect for sensory gardens and soft-texture landscaping

Specifications

• Common Name: Lamb’s Ear

• Botanical Name: Stachys byzantina

• Color: Green foliage; occasional light purple flower spikes

• Plant Type: Perennial

• Bloom Season: Late Spring to Summer (May–July)

• Planting Season: Spring or Fall

  • Zones 3–4: Start indoors March–April; transplant May–June

  • Zones 5–6: Direct sow or transplant April–May or September

  • Zones 7–8: Sow outdoors March–April or October

  • Zones 9: Sow outdoors February–March or October

• Hardiness Zones: Zones 3–9

• Sunlight: Partial shade to full sun (best foliage in partial shade)

• Soil Requirement: Well-drained, sandy or average soil

• Germination Time: 14–21 days

• Plant Height: 6–12 inches (foliage); up to 18 inches with flower spikes

• Growth Habit: Low, clump-forming perennial