might be. But don't remember it growing that large. And may not have been that much in one spot. In the post Warning this may make you want to expand your colection(something like that) there is a pic towards the bottom of the post that looks closer, but can't get back to it. My puter keeps freezing up.

Hi John, Whether or not you can root them depends on what you're calling a cutting! If you mean individual leaves, I don't believe there's any way at all to root those. If you mean you're cutting off the stems (with leaves attached), theoretically it should be possible to root those, but I've tried it two or three times and like I told Misty, have been totally unsuccessful so far--which REALLY surprised me! As I suggested to Misty, above, the quickest and easiest way to start new individual plants from an established lamb's ear is to remove some of the individual shoots that are already well rooted or obviously starting to root and stick them in small pots till they're rooted to the bottom of the pots, and then plant them outside--after hardening them off if it's still cold out! To get the rooted shoots, gently dig around the outside of the plant to loosen the soil and then kind of dig around a little bit with your hands, lifting up on some of the outside shoots, and you'll probably see right away some rooted stems that you can cut off--or just pull/break off. If you decide to try rooting some completely unrooted ones, when you cut them off, cut them almost the whole way down to the crown of the plant. That will force new growth to come up from the base of the plant, rather than getting multiple shoots coming out of the end of a stem that's already several inches long, which would just make the plant look all leggy and floppy! If you manage to root some unrooted pieces, please come back here and tell us about it! I'd love to find out if it really is possible! I looked thru my (many) pics in hopes of finding a couple lamb's ear ones that might explain what I mean by the "outside shoots," but I don't seem to have taken many lamb's ear pics over the years! Here are a couple--that may or may not help! The first is my plant the year after I put it in--a very small plant I had gotten at one of the swaps. You can't see the base of the stems, but you can see the tips of all the different individual shoots that make up the whole plant. The second one is a couple years later when it's just starting to grow in spring, after I've cleaned all the old ratty foliage off from the previous year. Because the leaves are still small, you can see all the way down to the bottom where the individual stems are going into the soil. Those individual stems are what you want to gently lift up far enough to see if they're adequately rooted to be able to remove them to successfully start them in a pot. [Click on the pic to open it in WebAlbums, and then you can click on the little magnifier on top, wait for it to load, and then click the + in the top left corner to get it as big as possible and then drag it to see the area you want to look at.] In this pic it's easiest to see where the individual shoots are going into the soil on the top left corner of the plant! Mine is considerably bigger now than in either of those pics, but I have the flowerless kind, so they don't spread as much as the blooming kind. If you have the kind that blooms you should have new shoots coming up all over the place, and you should very easily be able to remove rooted shoots to start more. Fluorescent lites, in my opinion, are the best things you can use for growing inside. They're inexpensive, and they don't burn plants even if the plants grow right up into the bulbs, and since keeping the source of the lite close to the plants is important, using something that doesn't burn them makes it a lot easier. I used to use cool white, but I don't think it makes any difference what type they are! Good luck! Let us know how it works out for you! Skybird This post was edited by skybird on Sun, Mar 2, 14 at 16:05

It looks like you have it inside the house. Stachys byzantina - Wooly Lamb's Ears is not meant to be an indoor plant. Do you have a sunny spot to plant it outside? They like a fairly poor soil and do not need or want fertilizer. Water only when it starts to get dry if you keep it in a container. You did the right thing by getting it out of the soggy soil. They are strong plants so it will very likely recuperate. Simply trim off any damaged leaves. If you cannot plant it in the ground put it outside. Many zone 7 folks are talking about freezing weather so if your area is affected just wait a day or two until it warms up.

Now I'm having the issue on my phone where not only can I not post a photo, but every word I type into a comment erases the word before it, limiting me to one word comments haha. Only way I'm commenting now is logging in on my computer. And yes, I've walked away with the picture greyed out and come back an hour later still no movement. Regardless, I've pinpointed to plant thanks to your help so thank you very much!