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Stachys Key Lime

A chartreuse form of Big Ears

Found by our friend Richard Saul at Saul Nurseries in Georgia, Key Lime is a showstopper with its hug, super fuzzy leaves in trendy chartreuse. Key Lime shines in spring and summer, keeping its foliage color the entire summer until the nights get too hot and sticky for just about any living thing, and then it fades a little. A vigorous yet tame ground cover that will brighten up and enhance any sunny garden border.

Who Am I?

  • Common Name:
    Key Lime lamb's ear
  • Botanical Name:
    Stachys byzantia 'Key Lime PPAF
  • Type:
    Perennial

Cultural Details

TYPE

Perennial
  • Light:
    Full sun
  • Soil:
    Average to dry garden soil
  • Moisture:
    Well-drained
  • Hardiness Zone
    4-8
  • Bloom Time:
    late summer
  • Bloom Color:
    purple
  • Size:
    8-10" tall by 24-36" wide
  • Diseases & Pests:
    none known

What Makes Me Special?

Large leaves like big Ears, but in yellow!

Landscape Use

Borders, containers, foundation plantings, mixed borders, mass plantings

Origin

Found by Richard Saul of Saul Nurseries in Georgia

Propagation

Tissue Culture

Who Am I?

  • Common Name:
    Key Lime lamb's ear
  • Botanical Name:
    Stachys byzantia 'Key Lime PPAF
  • Type:
    Perennial

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