Little-leaf Pussytoes
Antennaria parviflora
Family:
Aster family - Asteraceae
The common name of pussy-toes comes from the tiny, soft, fuzzy flower clusters, which resemble a kitten's paw. An alternative name, everlasting, refers to the papery fruiting heads which persist for much of the summer.
Meadow / Grassland garden
Rock garden
Rabbit resistant
Deer resistant
Details
Emerges
April, May
Seed collection
Flowers
June, July
White
August
Height
2
-
15
cm
Lifecycle
Perennial
Width
-
cm
Habit
Forbs
Herbaceous
Ecology
Supports
Butterflies & Moths
Providing
Pollen source
Pussytoes have attractive tiny narrow leaves that remain silver in colour throughout the year and have small white-cream flowerheads in clusters.
Habitat
Typically found in
mountain meadows, open woods, slopes / banks
In the Garden
Growing Conditions
Moisture
Dry
Average
Light
Full sun
Soil
Average garden soil
Propagation
Via
Seeds
Division
Sowing Recommendations
Spring planting
Fall planting
Landscape
Use for:
Groundcover
Growing Tips
Little-leaf Pussytoes grows best in moist to dry conditions with full or partial sun exposure.
Sew seeds in fall or stratify seeds for spring seeding.
Will spread by stolons.
Description
It is the ultimate rock garden groundcover, grows as a tight, silver-leaf evergreen mat. In spring, the mats are topped with short matchstick-like spikes of hairy brown tufts.