propagating lambs ear by cuttings?
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Skybird - z5, Denver, Colorado
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Keeping my Lamb's Ears through Winter
Comments (2)The best way to overwinter your lamb's ears is to plant it in the ground. If that's not an option, keeping it in the container will certainly work, as long as the container is protected from hard freezing, either by wrapping it or covering it with mulch or leaves. Louise...See MoreLamb's Ears - Thug??
Comments (10)Thug. Unless you enjoy digging them out every few months to keep them in check. I got rid of mine because it was just one more job to add to my list that I didn't have time for, for an unexceptional plant. At this point, they're probably not affecting your roses' growth. More likely they are taking a breather in the heat of summer and will resume putting on more growth when it cools. But leaving the lambs ears in place will mean constant maintenance and root disturbance of the roses if you want to keep them manageable....See MoreDividing lambs ears
Comments (1)Your choice....See Morecutting flowers off Lambs Ears
Comments (2)Hi Misty, If you want it to look nice again for the rest of the summer, cut it all the way down to the bottom--about an inch above the soil, or just above the new growth that's close to the bottom where you can see new growth. It'll probably take about a month, but then it'll have all new foliage again, and since they only bloom once, it'll stay that way. It looks like there's new foliage starting to grow in on the Gazania side already, and that's what'll happen all over when you cut it down. It you cut it much higher, the ratty looking stems/foliage that remain will just sit there looking ratty! What's happened to yours is why I don't like the flowering kind! If you want to move it, you could do it now when you cut it down (but don't overwater if after transplanting if you do it now), or you could wait till it cools in late summer. If you don't want it to bloom next year, watch for it to start to spike--let it go for a couple weeks, and then cut it all the way down right away. That way the pretty new foliage gets going sooner so it looks nice for more of the summer. Now that it's established, I think you're gonna find it's a LOT bigger when it gets going next spring! When my flowerless one starts to spread a little bit more, I'll be giving small starts away at the swaps! Happy petting, when it grows back, Skybird...See Moremstywoods
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