| Common Name: | Lamb's Ear |
| Latin Name: | This cottage garden favourite with grey woolly foliage sends up spires of pink/purple flowers in summer. |
| Plant Type: | Perennial |
| Height: | 45cm |
| Spread: | 40cm |
| Growing Info: Sow under cover Feb-Apr or Sep-Oct onto the surface of moist but free-draining seed compost. Lightly cover and keep at ~18-20c during the day. Water from the base and germination can take around 30 days. When large enough to handle transplant to individual pots. Harden off before planting out after risk of frost has passed. | |
| Aftercare: Cut flowers off entirely if you would like to grow just for foliage. Remove dead foliage as required and divide congested clumps in spring. | |