Cotton Boll lamb’s ear
Stachys byzantina 'Cotton Boll'
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size6 to 18 inches tall6 to 18 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- White
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Cotton Boll' lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina 'Cotton Boll') is a perennial for borders, rock gardens, containers, and cottage gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to average, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It forms a clumping, evergreen mound that grows 6 to 18 inches tall. White blooms appear in late spring and again in early to late summer, and they draw bees and butterflies. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with Blue fescue, Purple Coneflower coneflower, and Obsidian coral bells.