Irish wildflowers
Photographs below: Co. Waterford |
Lamb's-ear Stachys byzantina Family: Lamiaceae Flowering June-September. Perennial. Garden escape. Tall, thick-stemmed spikes of small whitish or pink-purplish flowers. The soft, wrinkled, greyish-green leaves are deciduous but sometimes last into early winter and new leaf growth is produced in the spring. Flower-stems to 60cm tall. Grows in gardens in light, well-drained soil in full sun and is occasionally recorded as a garden escape or discard. |
Lamb's-ear, Stachys byzantina
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