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Silver Carpet Lamb's Ear
SKU:
2059590
UPC:
014949050811
$11.99
- Dense, silver-white, woolly foliage delivers a clean, uniform “carpet” look with a soft, touchable texture.
- Low-maintenance, minimal-blooming selection—ideal for crisp edging and non-flowering borders.
- Fast groundcover: reaches about 12 in. tall and gradually spreads to form a dense mat.
- Waterwise and tough once established; deer and rabbit resistant with erosion-control benefits.
Silver Carpet Lamb’s Ear (Stachys byzantina ‘Silver Carpet’) is a refined, improved selection of the classic lamb’s ear, bred for dense, silver-white, velvety foliage and a more uniform, low-blooming habit. This fast-spreading perennial creates a soft, luminous edging along paths, borders, and rock gardens, where its plush leaves invite a closer look and add instant contrast to greener plantings. Grow in full to partial sun in well-drained soil, water when the top couple inches dry, and enjoy an easy-care, waterwise groundcover that quickly knits into a neat, silvery mat.
Plant Description
An improved lamb’s ear selection featuring dense, silver-white, woolly foliage that forms a uniform, low-maintenance groundcover. Grown primarily for foliage and designed to be a minimal bloomer for a cleaner “carpet” effect.
Foliage & Texture
Thick, velvety leaves create a soft, touchable surface that brightens borders with a cool silver-blue tone. The dense foliage suppresses weeds once it fills in.
Habit & Size
Quickly reaches about 12 inches tall and gradually spreads to form a dense mat. Use it as a front-of-border “collar” or to soften hard edges along paths and patios.
Bloom & Flowering
Prized for foliage and selected as a low-blooming / non-flowering option compared to traditional lamb’s ear, helping keep plantings tidy and uniform through the season.
Light Requirements
Performs best in full sun to partial sun. In hotter regions, a bit of afternoon shade can help maintain the best leaf quality.
Water & Soil
Provide average, moist, well-drained soil. Water when the top 2 inches of soil are dry; avoid soggy sites to keep the crown healthy and the foliage looking its best.
Hardiness
Hardy in USDA Zones 4–8. As an herbaceous perennial, it returns reliably each year and spreads gradually to fill planting gaps.
Special Features
Dramatic foliage color, easy care, and waterwise performance once established. Also valued for deer and rabbit resistance and its usefulness on slopes for erosion control.
Landscape Uses
Excellent as edging along flagstone walks, as a low border planting, or as a groundcover in sunny beds. Tucks neatly into rock gardens and pockets in stone walls for a soft, silvery highlight.
Care & Maintenance
Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish roots. Once established, it looks best with light, regular moisture but tolerates drier soils. Control weeds until plants fill in, and feed with a general-purpose fertilizer as needed.
Companion Planting
Pair with catmint, yarrow, salvia, sedum, Russian sage, and liatris for a drought-tolerant, pollinator-friendly palette where the silver foliage contrasts beautifully with blues, purples, and warm summer tones.
Design Tips
Use as a repeating edge along paths to visually “stitch” garden rooms together. For maximum impact, mass in drifts to create a continuous silver ribbon, then punctuate with upright grasses or burgundy-leaved perennials for contrast.
- Dense, silver-white, woolly foliage delivers a clean, uniform “carpet” look with a soft, touchable texture.
- Low-maintenance, minimal-blooming selection—ideal for crisp edging and non-flowering borders.
- Fast groundcover: reaches about 12 in. tall and gradually spreads to form a dense mat.
- Waterwise and tough once established; deer and rabbit resistant with erosion-control benefits.
Silver Carpet Lamb’s Ear (Stachys byzantina ‘Silver Carpet’) is a refined, improved selection of the classic lamb’s ear, bred for dense, silver-white, velvety foliage and a more uniform, low-blooming habit. This fast-spreading perennial creates a soft, luminous edging along paths, borders, and rock gardens, where its plush leaves invite a closer look and add instant contrast to greener plantings. Grow in full to partial sun in well-drained soil, water when the top couple inches dry, and enjoy an easy-care, waterwise groundcover that quickly knits into a neat, silvery mat.
Plant Description
An improved lamb’s ear selection featuring dense, silver-white, woolly foliage that forms a uniform, low-maintenance groundcover. Grown primarily for foliage and designed to be a minimal bloomer for a cleaner “carpet” effect.
Foliage & Texture
Thick, velvety leaves create a soft, touchable surface that brightens borders with a cool silver-blue tone. The dense foliage suppresses weeds once it fills in.
Habit & Size
Quickly reaches about 12 inches tall and gradually spreads to form a dense mat. Use it as a front-of-border “collar” or to soften hard edges along paths and patios.
Bloom & Flowering
Prized for foliage and selected as a low-blooming / non-flowering option compared to traditional lamb’s ear, helping keep plantings tidy and uniform through the season.
Light Requirements
Performs best in full sun to partial sun. In hotter regions, a bit of afternoon shade can help maintain the best leaf quality.
Water & Soil
Provide average, moist, well-drained soil. Water when the top 2 inches of soil are dry; avoid soggy sites to keep the crown healthy and the foliage looking its best.
Hardiness
Hardy in USDA Zones 4–8. As an herbaceous perennial, it returns reliably each year and spreads gradually to fill planting gaps.
Special Features
Dramatic foliage color, easy care, and waterwise performance once established. Also valued for deer and rabbit resistance and its usefulness on slopes for erosion control.
Landscape Uses
Excellent as edging along flagstone walks, as a low border planting, or as a groundcover in sunny beds. Tucks neatly into rock gardens and pockets in stone walls for a soft, silvery highlight.
Care & Maintenance
Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish roots. Once established, it looks best with light, regular moisture but tolerates drier soils. Control weeds until plants fill in, and feed with a general-purpose fertilizer as needed.
Companion Planting
Pair with catmint, yarrow, salvia, sedum, Russian sage, and liatris for a drought-tolerant, pollinator-friendly palette where the silver foliage contrasts beautifully with blues, purples, and warm summer tones.
Design Tips
Use as a repeating edge along paths to visually “stitch” garden rooms together. For maximum impact, mass in drifts to create a continuous silver ribbon, then punctuate with upright grasses or burgundy-leaved perennials for contrast.
