Lamb's Ears (Stachys byzantina)

**Durgan** · 05-12-2009, 08:03 PM

Lamb's Ears (Stachys byzantina)
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?Lambs 12 May 2009 Lamb's Ears (Stachys byzantina)
This plant is grown for the flowers, which are a bee magnet. These plants are perennials and survived the Winter. In some climates the plant can be invasive. Mine does get larger each year, but I find it easy to contain to its allotted space.

**Sara Noel** · 05-13-2009, 12:19 AM

I planted some yesterday.

I like the color and texture of the plant for my garden.

**Durgan** · 05-13-2009, 06:49 AM

Originally Posted by Sara Noel

I planted some yesterday.

I like the color and texture of the plant for my garden.

It is a pleasure walking by the clumps of Lamb's ears and hear the bees servicing the flowers. Never are the flowers without bees present.

**Durgan** · 06-18-2009, 09:06 PM

http://www.durgan.org/URL/?LambF 18 June 2009 Lamb's Ears (Stachys byzantina)
The flowering stalks are forming. The plants are not covered with bees, since the weather is cold.

**MomToTwoBoys** · 06-19-2009, 12:18 AM

Those plants are so cute! I'd love to have some but I'm allergic to bees.

**pat in east texas** · 06-19-2009, 11:11 AM

Wouldja send some of the cold here? We're panting!

**frugalfranny** · 06-19-2009, 01:52 PM

Nice color and they are popular here too.

I haven't managed to 'squeeze' any in yet as I wasn't sure that I needed too many more bees. When my lavendar and butterfly bushes get going it can be dangerous to even water them. I have gotten stung while watering my butterfly bushes but have to say the little devil 'buzzed' me twice to give me a warning. Honey bee too!!