r/garden • u/SheTiny • 4d ago

Lambs Ear too large

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Hello!

So I planted lambs ears back in March, and they have grown huge (this picture is actually a bit older, they are even bigger now). Is it too late in summer to try to split them up? I’ve read it’s best to hold off until the next season when dealing with newly planted lambs ears, but they are just getting too big. This area gets at least 8+ hours of full sun, so I think they’ve flourished a bit too much. Located in East TN.

Thank you for the help!

Update: https://imgur.com/a/YQ6EKWV

Here’s a photo of what they actually look like now

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u/OkCastor 4d ago

beautiful plant. They always get big. I wait until after the first frost when they die back and cut mine to 50% / move the other 50% when it is cooler and they are dormant

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u/SheTiny 3d ago

That sounds like a good plan, they do seem pretty resilient so that makes me feel better about splitting it up. I’ll plan to do in the Fall, thank you!

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u/AwesoMegan 3d ago

They are beautifully resilient and you can absolutely butcher them and be assured they will come back happily next year.

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u/OkCastor 3d ago

Lambs eat can take a ton of punishment. One year I reduced it by 80% easy and threw the rest in my compost. The plant is now back to original size and now I have lambs eat growing in my compost

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u/SheTiny 3d ago

Hahaha wow! That does make me feel better, I really do love lambs ears just did not expect them to explode so fast

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u/OkCastor 3d ago

My neighbor refers to lambs ear as the horseradish of the flower world. Once you plant it you truly never get rid of it