Stachys byzantina 'Helene von Stein' (Lamb's Ear) Size:No. 1 Plant 4-5' apart

Plant 4-5' apart

This dwarf variety produces loads of deep purple blooms in early to mid-summer

The vigorously growing clumps of variegated foliage work well in containers or in the mixed border

A superb selection of bluestar with dark green leaves and near-black stems that are adorned with long blooming light blue flowers in late spring

Pale pink and cream outward-facing flowers are long lasting from February to April

Stachys byzantina 'Helene von Stein' (Lamb's Ear) Size:No. 1 Plant 4-5' apartThe larger, vigorous, wooly gray leaves of this variety are effective massed in the foreground of a bed or as edging. It resists languishing in our humid weather, seldom flowers, and at 10" in height, is a strong clump grower that can form a 3' wide plant in 2 years. Does best in poor, very well drained soil. Sunlight Requirements: Full Sun USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 9