It certainly IS prolific - we have tons of rosettes from last year pushing up over a foot tall now. The blossoms will be out soon and I’ll get a few more pics then.

Glad you chimed in here, Dixie!

Rose Campion, Lychnis coronaria, and Lamb’s ears, Stachys byzantina, have similar silvery foliage and seem to have the same habit of re-seeding themselves everywhere. I can vouch for the former, as we now have many small silvery rosettes of the rose campion all around the area where it flowered two years ago.

Also called Mullein Pink, the Rose Campion is a member of the Pink Family.

Thanks for the tip, Debbie!

I tried to find out from my auntie who gave the lamb’s ear, but she didn’t know the particular variety of lamb’s ear. All I can tell you is that it’s the second year plant that flowers.

After this flowering quite a few volunteers sprouted up and formed basal rosettes that overwintered. The following year, if the rosettes have gathered enough energy, they send up the flowering shoots.

I’m looking forward to another flowering group of lamb’s ear this year. If they do, I’ll post some pics because the photo above doesn’t show the vividness of the bright blooms.