HERB - Lambsear? question

[Sheron Buchele/Curtis Rowland]

At 04:03 PM 6/9/00 -0700, you wrote:
>They had long, silvery-grey, furry, finger-shaped leaves, and in all
>ways looked like the plant I have learned to call Lambs' Ears.  Then, a
>couple weeks ago, they sent up stalks of bright fuscia 5-petaled
>flowers.  (Quite pretty.)  I've never heard of Lambs' Ears doing this!

Yep, here on the Front Range in Colorado my Lambs' Ears are blooming away
just so.  I really love their improbable fuscia flowers.  I am going to try
drying a few stalks and see if they keep.

>Now, I'm dealing with common names here, and I realize that's a
>drawback.  And I mostly know Lamb's Ears (which we nicknamed Bunny Ears
>and TC Ears -- in honor of our chihuahua) from other people's gardens --
>maybe they have ornamental flowers that I just didn't know about... But
>does anyone know what I have in my garden?!?

There are many different types of Lambs' Ears small to large, so I can't
give you a cultivar, but it sounds like you got the real deal.  Enjoy!

Baroness Leonora
Outlands
Loveland Colorado

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