Oreja de cordero
Stachys byzantina
Una planta perenne herbácea de porte rastrero y tapizante de la familia de la menta (Lamiaceae), nativa de las colinas rocosas de Turquía, el Cáucaso e Irán. NC State Extension la describe como cultivada principalmente por sus hojas gruesas, suaves y verde-plateadas, densamente blancas y aterciopeladas al tacto, de 4-6 inches de largo, dispuestas en rosetas basales bajas de unos 1 foot de altura y anchura similar. En verano emite espigas terminales de pequeñas flores bilabiadas de color rosa-violáceo, aunque los tallos florales se suelen recortar para mantener el follaje compacto. Resistente a los ciervos y moderadamente tolerante a la sequía una vez establecida, prefiere el pleno sol y un suelo muy bien drenado, y no tolera las hojas mojadas ni los suelos húmedos y encharcados.
Climate fit: moderate (52/100)
Border
Filler
Container
Light
Full sun / Part shade
Water
Low water
Mature size
12-18" tall · 12" apart
Hardy in zones
4a-9b
very cold to frosty winters
AHS heat range
1-9
Plant range authored in AHS heat-zone terms.
Native in Illinois
No
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Se cultiva como planta ornamental por sus suaves hojas plateadas y lanosas, no como cultivo alimentario.
Cold hardiness
Future
These values are location-based: this location's current hardiness is the baseline, and the 2050 value is a projected future climate for this same location.
Now
Zone 6b
USDA
Published baseline for this location from 1991-2020.
Source: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (1991-2020 climatology) via ArcGIS FeatureServer
Well-suited
2050
Zone 7a
Plotwright
Projected zone for this same location in 2050 (2041-2070) using SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry).
Well-suited
In plain terms: This location is in Zone 6b today. Its hardiness profile is cold winters, and coldest nights are typically around -3°F. By 2050, the projected hardiness zone is Zone 7a based on SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry). That is a +0.5-zone shift from Zone 6b to Zone 7a by 2050.
✓
Well-suited today and still thriving in 2050.
Heat tolerance
Future
Heat tolerance values are location-based too: heat days today are observed at this site, and the 2050 value projects this same location under a future climate.
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Where this plant fits
Suitable across 41 ecoregions — 40 climate-resilient through 2070 · 1 suited today. Best matches first.
Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests
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Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests
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Arizona Mountains forests
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Atlantic coastal pine barrens
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Blue Mountains forests
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Canadian Aspen forests and parklands
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Central Pacific Northwest coastal forests
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Central Tallgrass prairie
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Central-Southern Cascades Forests
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Chilean Matorral
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Sources & citations
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Plotwright. (2026, May 17). Oreja de cordero (Stachys byzantina). Retrieved 2026, June 14, from https://plotwright.garden/plants/stachys-byzantina
Sources for every fact
Every fact on this page traces to a source. 18 fields cited - 18 source-backed.
NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
University extension service
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