Helen Von Stein Lambs Ear
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Delivery and Shipping
Delivery and Shipping
Shipping
To obtain a more accurate shipment time-frame, simply enter your zip code in the “Find Your Growing Zone” box to the right. Our plants are grown all over the country and lead time on items may be different because of this. Once your order is placed, you will also receive the specific shipment time-frame information as part of your order confirmation. Once an item ships, you will receive shipment notification and tracking numbers, so you can follow along while your plant travels to your doorstep. We use FedEx, UPS, or USPS at our discretion.
Due to winter weather we have put a hold on shipping to the areas shown below in grey. You can still order now and we will ship the plant to you during an appropriate time for your zone.
Standard Shipping Rates
At Nature Hills we handle, package and ship the products you order with the utmost care to ensure healthy delivery. Shipping and handling charges are calculated based on the tables below. Please note that some items include an additional handling surcharge, these will be noted on the item's product page.
| From | To | S&H |
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| $0 | $19.99 | $24.99 |
| $20 | $49.99 | $29.99 |
| $50 | $69.99 | $34.99 |
| $70 | $99.99 | $39.99 |
| $100 | $129.99 | $44.99 |
| $130 | $149.99 | $48.99 |
| $150 | $150+ | Approx 28% |
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Buying Options for Plants
Nature Hills sells a large variety of plants with several options available. Plants are offered in both potted containers and as dormant bare root without soil. Here is a helpful resource to understand your options as you create a beautiful landscape with help from Nature Hills.
Ever wonder what a larger plant will mean for your landscape? Container Sizes are really all about the age of the plant!
Seasonally, Nature Hills offers hand selected, high quality bare root trees, shrubs and perennials. Bare root plants are sold by height from the top of the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may be taller than the height minimums.
- Popular sizes of select trees are 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc.
- Popular sizes of select bare root plants is 1 foot, 18 inches, etc.
Nature Hills Container Size by Volume
Keep in mind, specific varieties and different growing conditions can affect the rate at which plants grow. Variations in size may occur.
| Young Plants to 18 Months | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| 2"x2"x3" | Ranges from | .18 to .21 dry quarts / .198 to .23 dry liters in volume |
| 4.5" Container | Equal to | .65 dry quart / .72 dry liter in volume |
| Sprinter Pot | Equal to | .63 dry quart / .69 dry liter in volume |
| 4" Container | Ranges from | .31 to .87 / .35 to .96 dry liter in volume |
| 6" Container | Equal to | 1.4 dry quarts / 1.59 dry liters in volume |
| 1 Quart | Equal to | 1 dry quart / 1.1 dry liter in volume |
| 5.5" Container | Equal to | 1.89 of a dry quart / 2.08 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x5" | Ranges from | .8 to 1.1 dry quarts / .88 to 1.2 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x6" | Ranges from | 1.0 to 1.3 dry quarts / 1.1 to 1.41 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x9" | Ranges from | 1.1 to 2.1 dry quarts / 1.2 to 2.3 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x10" | Ranges from | 1.7 to 2.3 dry quart / 1.87 to 2.53 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 18 Months - 2.5 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| 2 Quart | Equal to | 2 dry quarts / 2.2 dry liters in volume |
| #1 Container | Ranges from | 2.26 to 3.73 dry quarts / 2.49 to 4.11 dry liters in volume |
| 5"x5"x12" | Equal to | 3.5 to 4.3 dry quarts / 3.85 to 4.74 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 2 - 4 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| #2 Container | Ranges from | 1.19 to 1.76 dry gallons / 5.24 to 7.75 dry liters in volume |
| #3 Container | Ranges from | 2.32 to 2.76 dry gallons / 10.22 to 12.16 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 3 - 5 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| #5 Container | Ranges from | 2.92 to 4.62 dry gallons / 12.86 to 20.35 dry liters in volume |
| #6 Container | Ranges from | 5.25 to 6.01 dry gallons / 23.12 to 26.42 dry liters in volume |
| #7 Container | Ranges from | 5.98 to 6.08 dry gallons / 26.34 to 26.78 dry liters in volume |
Plant Highlights
Helen Von Stein Lambs Ear highlights at a glance!
Plant Highlights
Plant Highlights
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Botanical Name
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Growing Zones
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Mature Height
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Mature Spread
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Sun ExposureFull Sun
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Moisture
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Soil
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Growth RateMedium
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Pollinator Friendly
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Pollinator Required
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Fragrant
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Pruning Time
Growing Zones 4-9
Large Fuzzy Foliage Helen von Stein Lambs Ear
- Velvety Silver-Green Foliage
- Soft and Luxurious Texture
- Larger Leafed Lambs Ears
- Unique Groundcover
- Partial Shade Loving
- Long-Lasting Foliage
- Easy-Care, Low-Maintenance
- Sensory Gardens & Rock Gardens
- Perfect For Children's Gardens
- Purplish-Pink Blooms
Imagine a garden addition that's not only easy on the eyes but also soft to the touch?
The luxuriously fuzzy and furry Helen von Stein Lambs Ear (Stachys byzantina 'Helen von Stein') will do just that! Fulfill all the senses with a touchable plant you can't resist petting!
Known for its plushly-fuzzy, silvery-green foliage, Lambs Ears are named after the equally downy Lambs and their velvety ears. You can't help but reach out for a touch!
Helen von Stein is a little larger than your average Lambs Ear, in both leaf size and shape. Reaching a height of 10 inches and a spread of 18-24 inches, these add so much texture to any spot in the garden regardless of the size of your space!
Occasionally developing spikes of small, purplish-pink flowers, in mid-summer has a wonderful effect on any garden. Lambs Ear is not known for its bloom, in fact, it rarely flowers. Instead, it's grown for that incredible foliage!
How to Use Helen von Stein Lambs Ear In The Landscape
Because of how apt Helen von Stein is at colonizing an area, these are amazingly well-suited (and lovely) when used in mass plantings and long rows to define and soften the edges of the garden bed and walkway.
A wonderful border plant, stylishly filling the gaps in the forefront of your perennial beds, Lambs Ears add so much delicate texture as it sparkles in the dappled sun.
Imagine a fuzzy groundcover of cooling silver-green, creeping and winding throughout your perennial gardens and mixed-shrub borders! Formal color and country garden texture, Lambs Ears fits into any style!
The tranquil color becomes a soothing addition anywhere, but especially blending in amazingly well with Veronica, Tradescantia ‘Concord Grape’, or other pink or purple blooming perennials.
A sublime spiller in containers and planters too! These wonderful garden plants become the main attraction in Rock Gardens and Children's Sensory gardens! Create a 'Garden of the Senses' and include fuzzy Lambs Ears among other plants you can see, touch, hear, taste and smell! Lambs Ears easily fulfills the sight and feel part of this unique garden!
#ProPlantTips For Care
Helen von Stein needs to be planted in partial sun, especially in the hotter climates where summer's sun will take its toll on the soft leaves. Provide afternoon shade for the best look all growing season. Lambs Ears may tolerate some full sun in cooler growing zones, shrugging off humid summers with ease.
You may find in hotter summers, Lambs Ears takes a break and starts to look like it is dying back. Not to worry though, once fall and cooler weather return, Helen von Stein Lambs Ear revives and looks splendid once again right until the winter's heavy frosts!
Doing its absolute best in a well-drained soil area, Helen von Stein loves average moisture and good drainage. Water well during establishment periods and throughout the hottest summer months, however Helen von Steins is fairly drought tolerant once established in a dappled shade location.
Clean up is a breeze with Helen von Steins! Leave alone until spring and remove any of last years leaves before new spring growth emerges. Easy-care and low maintenance never looked so good!
There are few areas in the landscape that won't benefit from a lavish, velvety blanket of Helen von Stein Lambs Ears! We're sure you'll be delighted with the addition of these amazing plants, so give Nature Hills a call today!
