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Had this plant up before asking if anyone knew what it was..thought it had yellow flowers but I see pale pink now..any thoughts?



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Lamb's ears ... or is it tongue ... lol. Can't remember the Botanical name
I think it's Stachys ??

16 Jul, 2012

 

Oh I have Lmab's ears but it doesnt look the same Mr Hywel.

16 Jul, 2012

 

Stachys lanata... Lambs Tongue. The expert Mr Hywel strikes again. :0))

16 Jul, 2012

 

You could make a whole sheep....bit by bit !

16 Jul, 2012

 

Well waht is the other one next to it..oh i think its on one of my blogs..

16 Jul, 2012

 

http://www.growsonyou.com/pixi25/blog/20776-beasties-birds-and-secret-doors

last pic on there shows the two side by side. I thought the one on the left was lamb's whatsits

16 Jul, 2012

 

Maybe the smae family..i dont know..think Mr hywel is right..he usually is! :)))))

16 Jul, 2012

 

Stachys byzantina Lambs ears

Stachys lanata Lambs tongue

16 Jul, 2012

 

Ah two seperate ones..shows how much I know! lol
THansk both :))))))))) I dont even know where the Byzantia one came form lol

16 Jul, 2012

 

Don't worry about that..You and me have a brunneria from the same place I see :))

16 Jul, 2012

 

Oh aye? SHe's a good un that lass! is youre flowering yet? mine isnt

16 Jul, 2012

 

No not yet..it will next year..But it is doing really well and I like it without flowers as much.

16 Jul, 2012

 

yes its really pretty :)

16 Jul, 2012

 

The plant in your blog Pixi, on the left of the Lambs Ears is Lychnis (I think). :-)

17 Jul, 2012

 

love the soft feel to these

17 Jul, 2012

 

Oh I think you might be right MW! ANyway whatever they all are I lvoe them :)))

17 Jul, 2012

 

That's looking great...it looks like its gonna have lots of flowers Pixi...I thought Stachys when you posted it the first time but you did say yellow flowers so I didn't suggest it. Had these last year and they didn't flower for me - ended up getting fed up with them and binned them!
BTW...the brunners won't flower this year but will next year and if you cut it right back then finished you get a second flush - mine's is flowering for the second time now! I find that if you cut right back at the beginning of June it produces much larger leaves and looks tidier through the winter time. I don't know what the official line is though :)

17 Jul, 2012

 

Ah cool! :)) they are deffo pink or pale lilacy

17 Jul, 2012

 

i love that pixi it looks so soft! :-))

31 Jul, 2012

 

Yeah the two next to each other are soft to tuch..lovley:)

31 Jul, 2012

 

i take it that why they have the names they do ?? :-))

31 Jul, 2012

 

Yeah I think so :)

1 Aug, 2012

 

I have the same blue Scabious as the one on the left.

8 Feb, 2014



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