My Little Lambs
Stachys lanata - lambs ears. These plants are very beautiful in foliage. Once they begin going to seed (the tall stem), if you don't cut them back they become very ugly and tacky. If you want more plants first year though, or collect seeds, you must let some of the stems grow on for a couple months or more for seeds to mature and either collect in a paper bag or sow freely. Once you have enough plants and/or seeds, my suggestion is to cut them back right at the point of flowering. This is the time when the least amount of lamb dust will get up your nose and make you sneeze. If you cut them way down, you will again have a new and beautiful set of ears with ample amount of water - - though these plants are very drought tolerant.
