lamb's ear
Soft garden foliage
Lamb's ear is a garden plant with soft, fuzzy, silvery-green leaves that feel like the ear of a lamb.
Native to the Middle East, it's grown primarily for its velvety foliage rather than its small purple flowers: The lamb's ear spread along the border of the path.
Children especially enjoy touching the downy leaves.
- fuzzySoft and unclear
- softYielding to touch
- soft touchEasily persuaded person
- silveryPale metallic sheen
- velvetySoft and smooth-textured
herb · herb garden · garden · perennial · woolly · leaves · texture · gray · groundcover · ground cover plant · downy · plush · tactile · borders · drought-tolerant · rock garden · cottage · foliage
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