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Lachnostachys eriobotrya
Lambswool (Lachnostachys eriobotrya) is a woolly-leaved shrub from Western Australia in the mint family. It is rarely grown in gardens, and the key to success is well-drained soil and full sun in a mild climate.
Lachnostachys eriobotrya (common name - Lambswool) is a plant in the Lamiaceae family, native to Western Australia.
It was first described by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1859 as Walcottia eriobotrya,
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lachnostachys eriobotrya by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
