lamb's ears

American  

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.

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lamb's ears British  

noun

1. Also called: lamb's tongue.   lamb's lugs.  (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

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Example Sentences

Some of Prinzing’s favorites include lady’s mantle, hosta, lamb’s ears, purple basil, scented geranium foliage, heuchera and ninebark.

From Seattle Times

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.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Southern Living

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

From New York Times

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

From Time Magazine Archive