| Betony | Stachys x | |  | Stachys ‘Summer Crush’ produces bicolor flower spikes in shades of pink and white. The flowers are held upright on almost leafless stems above clumps of green foliage. The deer-resistant, clay-tolerant plants spread by rhizome and will spread gradually in evenly moist, sunny spots. Mature plants have some resistance to drought. Great planted in multiples adjacent to dark purple bloomers. | 11C-N |  |  |  |  |  |
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24"-30" | 18"-24" | 4-8 |
| Betony (Alpine) | Stachys monnieri | |  | this species forms large, rounded clumps of green, long and narrow, textured leaves. It is lovely even when it's not in bloom. In midsummer, sturdy spikes of lavender-rose flowers shoot up through the foliage, putting on quite a display. | 11C-N |  |  |  |  |  |
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18"-20" | 18" | 4-8 |
| Lamb's Ear (aka Betony) | Stachys x | |  | Sturdy spikes of bright purple flowers cover the fuzzy green foliage. Very heat and drought tolerant. | 11C-N |  |  |  |  |  |
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12"-18" | 18" | 4-8 |
| Lamb's Ear (aka Woolly Betony) | Stachys byzantina | |  | 'Furby' is a fun foliage plant known for its distinctive soft velvety leaves, low-growing habit and ease of care. It has large silvery wooly leaves and is an extremely heat tolerant and sturdy plant. It is a fast and easy-growing evergreen. Best used as a bedding, landscape and pot plant. | 6B-N |  |  |  |  |  |
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12"-16" | 16"-20" | 4-9 |
| | | |  | This selection has huge leaves that are at least twice the size of regular lamb's ears. It is listed as a non-flowering cultivar, though it rarely does send up a few small flower stalks. It is more heat and humidity tolerant than other varieties. | 11C-N |  |  |  |  |  |
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8"-10" | 12"-18" | 4-8 |
| | | |  | A lamb’s ear variety with fine, decorative foliage. Shorter flower stalks offer a better finish than the standard. Ideal for a groundcover or smaller gardens. | 11C-N |  |  |  |  |  |
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2"-5" | 12"-15" | 4-8 |