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lamb's ears

noun

plural lamb's ears.
  1. a hardy Middle Eastern plant, Stachys byzantina, of the mint family, having white, wooly leaves and small, purple flowers in dense whorls.


lamb's ears

noun

  1. functioning as singular a perennial herb, Stachys lanata, planted for its foliage, which is covered with white woolly down; the purplish or striped flowers are small Also calledlamb's tongueScotlamb's lugs
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Some of Prinzing’s favorites include lady’s mantle, hosta, lamb’s ears, purple basil, scented geranium foliage, heuchera and ninebark.

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White carnations and amaryllis stand in for the brooding clouds while the silver of the oversize lamb’s ears, as vertical as the stump, and branches of eucalyptus seedpods add more frosty tones.

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Plants with unusual leaves, such as lamb's ears, cannas, coleus, hostas, and ferns, add texture and form.

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But barrel planters filled with tiger lilies, lamb’s ears, petunias and gladioli dotted the sidewalk.

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Lush beds of lavender, lamb's ears, lilies, begonias, irises and poppies surround the house.

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