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My son went with me one day to a garden tour this summer and one of his favorite's was the lambs ears. It wasn't blooming at the time. But we absolutely loved touching it! Today at Lowes I got some shrubs and perennials and bulbs and one of the plants was Lambs ears (okay, I bought 2). He got home from school and saw it planted right away.
If it gets touched too much, will it die?
Absolutely love it!
I did see a picture of what they look like when they get those tall things (flowers) on them, but I don't like those! I just like the soft leaves. Next year when they grow these goofy things, can I cut them off?
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It's OK to touch Lamb's Ears...my kids touch it all the time and it's fine. I usually leave one or two blooms and cut the rest off. Lamb's Ear is quite easy to grow from seed. I grow it in my seed bed but I have learned (the hard way!) no to move it when it's too small.
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Patty M, my mother got rid of hers because of the bees. So far I haven't had enough bees to be a bother but I don't have mine in a place that I walk through a lot.
TK, I've never seen it in a pot but I know you're gonna try it. You'll have to let us know how it works out.
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Patty, I grow a non-flowering type of Lambs Ear, Stachys byzantina 'Silver Carpet' that could solve the Bee problem. Lambs Ear Info
The starter plant was given to me by a friend years ago and I've never seen it in any of the nurseries, big box stores, etc. I only keep it around just for the velvety stroking sensation cuz it's sure a pain in the rear to keep looking nice. Needs lots of attention to picking off the dead leaves. Tends to be a cool season plant here so you should have good luck with it there.
* * * * Rosie z7a Plants: 745 | From: Tulsa OK | Registered: Oct 2005
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Give it plenty of room, too, becasue it likes to spread. I ended up digging mine completely up and tossing it because it was taking over the bed.
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My lamb's ear really took over a space and I had to dig a lot of it up and cut it back to keep it in control. I use it as ground cover and cut the flowers off which helps keep it under control too. It loves full sun and thrives during a drought so don't overwater it. If you do, the bottom leaves will get soggy. Just pull those away and it will be fine again.
Plants: 68 | From: Latrobe, PA | Registered: Sep 2006
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