Family: Lamiaceae (Mint Family)
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Hardiness Zones: 4-9
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Height: 6-12 inches
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Spread: 1-2 feet
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Bloom Time: Non-blooming cultivar; rarely
flowers in mid-summer
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Bloom: rare terminal spikes of insignificant pinkish-purple
flowers
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Light: full sun
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Soil: average, well-drained
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Moisture: dry to medium; avoid
over-watering
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Use: ground cover; naturalize;
textural interest in border or rock garden;
container
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Care: low-maintenance; if mid-summer
foliage decline occurs, pick off damaged leaves as needed; remove any flowering
stems to enhance ground covering effect; rake in spring to remove dead foliage;
divide every 3-4 years, if necessary
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Concerns: excess humidity and poor drainage
promote root rot and leaf diseases
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Native to: species native to central-eastern
Turkey, northern Iran, Caucasus
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Notes: largest lamb's ear; grown
primarily for its velvety, silvery foliage which forms a rapidly spreading mat
approximately 8 inches off the ground; dense rosettes of wooly, tongue-shaped,
gray-green leaves (to 8 inches long) resemble a lamb's ear; tolerates dry
shallow, rocky soils; rabbit and deer resistant; black walnut tolerant
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Supplier: The Flower Factory
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Sidewalk Garden G199, Welcome Garden B157
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