Ground Cover Companion for Lamb's Ears

A part of the mint family, lamb’s ears (Stachys byzantina) develop best in U.S. Department of Agriculture Shrub Removal hardiness zones 4 through 8. They require companion ground Redding covers that enjoy sunny positions and comparison with lamb’s ears in height, shape, texture or colour. Lamb’s ears are, in addition, a ground Salt Lake City cover, so enable them 1 to 1 1/2 feet to spread while surrounded by a contrasting ground Fresno cover.

Similar Care Requirements

Lamb’s ears prefer full sunlight but can also develop in light shade, providing you a wider range from which to pick companion Landscaping covers. They tolerate either dry or moderate watering, with a deep soaking every two or three weeks. Prevent employer ground Long Beach covers which develop best in boggy or very wet conditions. Lamb’s ears tolerate most soil types but don’t require well-draining soil.

Vivid Color Contrasts

Ground covers with shiny, dark green or blackish leaves comparison using all the fuzzy gray-green leaves of lamb’s ears and provide a dramatic effect on your garden. Able to prosper together with lamb’s ears are either green-leaved dwarf periwinkle (Vinca minor), for USDA zones 4 through 8, or bugleweed (Ajuga reptans “Atropurpurea”), with green and purple leaves for USDA zones 3 through 9. Select dwarf periwinkle in your nursery rather than invasive greater perwinkle (Vinca major), that grows in USDA zones 7 through 9.

Different Growing Habits

Lamb’s ears create purplish-pink flowers which climb on spikes 10 to 15 inches over the leaves, so other ground covers with flowers that climb on shorter stems look great growing beneath the lamb’s ears. Growing at the exact same USDA zones as lamb’s ears, sweet woodruff (Galium odoratum) produces white flowers 8 to 12 inches tall, while sweet alyssum (Lorularia maritima) for USDA zones 5 through 9 has clusters of white flowers 3 to 9 inches tall.

Contrasting Shapes and Textures

Ground covers like strawberry plants (Rosaceae spp.) and some sedums (Sedum spp.) Have small leaves that grow close to the plants, providing an intriguing visual contrast to the open and spreading leaves of lamb’s ears. Strawberries grow year-round in USDA zones 3 through 11, and white stonecrop (Sedum album), using small succulent-type leaves, which grows in USDA zones 3 through 8.