Lamb's ear is a lovely plant. Its leaves are gray and softly fuzzy, a real delight to the senses. The flowers are nice too, lavender, borne on fuzzy square stems. Bees love it, it smells nice, and it's very nice as a dried flower. However, this adorable little plant is growing in a patio that is planned to be planted with red creeping thyme.
That changes everything. Any plant growing where it does not belong is a weed! Now I have a bit of trouble sticking to this conviction, but if one wants a neat, well tended garden it's a necessary attitude to cultivate. So when I get out there with my tools, the lamb's ear will have to go.
It may go to into a pot for a friend, or it may get planted elsewhere, or it could end up in the compost to be recycled into something else. But right now, it's cute isn't it?
Obviously you weren't listening to the little boy in "Undertaking Betty" when he told her what constituted a weed! Not the composte, pleeeze, not the compost!
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