[wikipedia] Native to Armenia, Iran, Turkey: Stachys byzantina (syn. S. lanata), the lamb's ear[2] (lamb's ear)[3] or woolly hedgenettle,[4] is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to Armenia, Iran, and Turkey.[5][6] It is cultivated throughout much of the temperate world as an ornamental plant, and is naturalised in some locations as an escapee from gardens. Plants are very often found under the synonym Stachys lanata or Stachys olympica. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)