General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 8 to 12 inches (20-30cm)
Plant Spread: 12 to 18 inches (30-46cm)
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Variegated
Other: Soft to the touch.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Uses: Groundcover
Will Naturalize
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Needs specific temperature: 70F
Days to germinate: 21-35
Depth to plant seed: Surface sow.
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Other info: Sow late winter, 8-10 weeks before last frost. Transplant in the Spring. Pinch back when transplanting. Space 16" apart. Self seeds & spreads by roots.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Stolons and runners

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Striped Phantom'
  • 'Variegata'

Common names
  • Lamb's Ears
  • Lamb's Ear

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