Back in September I bought a couple of Stachys ‘Big Ears’ plants. It may not surprise you to learn that they were half price! As far as I could tell, this was just because they were fading a little post-summer. They were substantial plants, in 3L pots. Not a lot was happening up top, but there was a decent set of roots on each plant.
In my usual delicate manner, I took the saw to them, cutting each into 3 or 4 roughly even pieces. Each with good roots and some top growth.
I then potted them up in 2L pots using John Innes No3 and they have been living it up in the cold frame ever since.
Each of the divisions has put on a fair bit of growth over the last few months. They should make a good group, two maybe, once planted out.
This cultivar of stachys is grown for its larger leaves, and a darker purple in the flower department. It is drought tolerant and makes a good weed supressing ground cover. I think I will plant them towards the front of one of the newer borders, perhaps with some hardy geraniums for company.
I’ll be back anon with more propagation perambulations.
The Propagator 
A few more months and you can eat the leaves! I watched a TV show Saturday night, happening in Brazil and showing their edible side 😋
https://www.greenme.com.br/receitas-saudaveis/5365-peixinho-da-horta-lambari-folha-deliciosa-e-nutritiva
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Wow, really? I think I will give that a miss and stick to salad leaves!
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I didn’t know it was possible. I don’t speak Brazilian but it is understandable.
I’ll try (but I only have S. lanata and I don’t know if it’s possible too: I have to do some research)
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The straight species is remarkably tough. I remember that established colonies of it survived after the gardens they lived in were abandoned. In fact, there is some at work, at a home that was abandoned early last year. That may not seem like a big accomplishment, but (except for the home at work) this is in a chaparral climate.
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If last summer here is anything to go by, drought tolerance is a good thing.
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Drought tolerance is why it is popular here.
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