Another Strange Plant

You can certainly get some weird and wonderful plants out there.  
I have not idea what this is.
It looks kind of hairy and soft and there were no flowers just these leaves.

Any ideas anyone?


 And just to add a bit of colour, here are some crocuses I found.

 Call me strange but I think it looks like they are marching along the grass. I know I'm a bit daft. :))


Sharing these today with
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Comments

Eileen said…
hi Ellie,

it may be lamb's ear. Have a look here:

http://www.gardencrossings.com/plantname/Stachys-Silver-Carpet
5 March 2012 at 15:20
Seeing Each Day said…
No I don't think you 're daft! I really like both those shots where you've put the crocusses in context of the larger scene as well as that fabulous close up.
5 March 2012 at 15:21
Jill said…
I was also thinking lamb's ear.

The crocus are beautiful and you're not daft at all. You're wonderful!
5 March 2012 at 15:40
gina said…
That first shot looks more like an animal than a plant! Your crocuses are wonderful -- I can see them marching too!
5 March 2012 at 15:57
Karen said…
Great shots Ellie! Love the crocus, were you down on your kness to shoot that one?
5 March 2012 at 16:06
Sheila said…
Eileen is correct it is lambs ear , my FIL grew them and they do flower eventually , he called them rabbit ears lol . Love those crocuses , you are obviously much more into spring than we are , we woke to yet another blanket of snow.
5 March 2012 at 17:48
Lisa Gordon said…
I have never seen anything quite like the "hairy one" Ellie. I want to say Lamb's Ear, and yet, I'm not real sure. Whatever it is, you have captured some wonderful detail in it, and I just love the crocuses!


Thank you so much for sharing with us this today at The Creative Exchange.

Have a wonderful evening!

lisa.
5 March 2012 at 20:55
Rose said…
The crocuses are beautiful and I love that plant...going to check lamb's ear out on google. Didn't know what it was but have heard of it before.
6 March 2012 at 00:34
Leontien said…
Hi Ellie,

i have no idea but i think they are beautiful! i do know the last pic's flowers! ;-)

Big hugs
Leontien
6 March 2012 at 01:27
Sandra said…
Hi Ellie, so nice to visit you here! I think that first photo you took is of a plant commonly known as "Donkey's ears". I see that other animal's ears have been mentioned up above... so you can choose your animal! LOL!
I love the crocus marching along the grass! I can't believe how green your grass is already (unless you brightened it up a bit?!) Our grass here is still yellowish and rather sparse!
In the first crocus picture, I love the contrast of the trees in the background in their lovely neutral shades.
Sandra
6 March 2012 at 07:46
Paul Forster said…
Stunning photos, Ellie! Great colours! Not a plant expert but I really liked the first plant!
6 March 2012 at 08:51
Giga said…
Nie wiem jak się te włochate rośliny nazywają, ale są ciekawe. Krokusowa łąka jest cudowna. Pozdrawiam. *** I do not know how these plants are called hairy, but they are interesting. Krokusowa meadow is wonderful. Yours.
6 March 2012 at 14:14
Anonymous said…
Hi Ellie,
We call them Lamb's Ear here where I live. :)

I love all the photos, so lovely!
6 March 2012 at 18:19
Kala said…
The first photo looks like lamb's ears. And I love that last shot of the colorful field of crocus!
6 March 2012 at 20:07
Dawn @ Words Of Deliciousness said…
I love the crocuses, they are one of my favorite flowers in the spring.
7 March 2012 at 02:24
Lea White said…
Love your photos! The first one is rather weird, but in a lovely way!
7 March 2012 at 06:29
Tezzie said…
Ooooh, so pretty with all the signs of spring <3 I'd have to agree with the folks above...that def. looks like some type of Lamb's Ear.
7 March 2012 at 06:51
Lea said…
Lovely crocus close-up and marching along, too! I wonder who planted them in a line like that and why. Fuzzy hairy plant very interesting, but I have no idea what it is.
Have a blessed day!
Lea
Lea's Menagerie
7 March 2012 at 10:30
Ash said…
Lovely photos, especially the last one!
7 March 2012 at 11:12
CameraCruise said…
Great shots, love the last one!
Mette
7 March 2012 at 12:12
Rosie Nixon Fluerty said…
I was photographing the crocus down in Perth last Saturday in the grass just like that - I wish I had been there a few days earlier as the rain on Thursday had pretty much wrecked many of them.

Those folk above me gave you the correct id -- Staychs lanata.
7 March 2012 at 19:12
Beverly said…
Hi Ellie,
It is so nice to see the crocuses blooming! I love how you got right down into them to take their picture. Lamb's ear, yes. It looks like it has on its winter coat. I love to feel those furry leaves, so soft. The blooms I've seen are kind of tall, spikey stem with small lavender flowers. Have a wonderful week.
8 March 2012 at 02:22
Diane said…
We had Lamb's Ear in the garden in Oxford;I had to keep it well under control or it just took over. I see a couple of plants have popped up here so I must have brought some seed over in one of the pots!! It is pretty but I found it grew a bit like a weed, ours got purple coloured flower stalks which I did not think were as pretty as the leaves.
Keep well Diane
8 March 2012 at 11:34
Buttons Thoughts said…
Lambs Ears? I know nothing about plants. I never thought you were daft I think you are a true photographer artist. B
8 March 2012 at 16:49
Becki's Whole Life said…
I was going to say lambs ear, but they definitely look different than the ones that we have here....much more "furry"...I was actually thinking they look like a dog's ear...but I agree that is what they are.
10 March 2012 at 03:11
Janie said…
Definite Lambs Ear...
Soft and sweet to hold like a warm lamb. I like your purple crocus too. The term: "daft". Does this mean silly, goofy, daffy? I am guessing a word the English use. I like your words. Wish I could remember them all. I am running out of words...
12 March 2012 at 00:48
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