Stachys byzantina, the lamb's-ear or woolly hedgenettle, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to Armenia, Iran, and Turkey. 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.
Stachys byzantina
Foliage
Young green leaves
Closeup of a young green fuzzy leaf
Anthidium manicatum, commonly called the European wool carder bee, is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae, the leaf-cutter bees or mason bees.
Anthidium manicatum
Detail of patterns on the abdomen of a male A. manicatum
A female A. manicatum
A male A. manicatum