Antennaria plantaginifolia

Antennaria plantaginifolia

Pussytoes

Photo Credit: Stonehouse Nursery

Photo Credit: Stonehouse Nursery

Photo Credit: Taylor Creek Restoration


Antennaria plantaginifolia

Pussytoes

This unique native forb, which is a host for the American Painted Lady butterfly, produces clusters of rounded, white blooms on slender stalks atop a basal mound of velvety green, paddle-shaped leaves. Plants are dioecious; male flowers are slightly shorter. Spreads by stolons to form a small scale groundcover. Requires lean, well-drained, acidic soil.

Plant Details

  • Zone: 3 - 8
  • Height: 6-12"
  • Spread: 9-18"
  • Exposure: Full Shade
  • Soil Moisture: Low Water Needs, Moderate Water Needs
  • Drought tolerant: Yes, Once Established
  • Bloom time: Late Spring, Mid-Spring
  • Foliage Color: Green Shades
  • Flower Color: White Shades
  • Fragrant: No
  • Good Cut Flower: No
  • Native: Native Species
  • Deer resistant: Yes
  • Rabbit resistant: Yes
  • Bee-friendly: Yes
  • Attracts butterflies: Yes
  • Attracts hummingbirds: No
  • Groundcover: Yes
  • Roy Diblik Favorite: No

Plant Details

  • Zone: 3 - 8
  • Height: 6-12"
  • Spread: 9-18"
  • Exposure: Full Shade
  • Soil Moisture: Low Water Needs, Moderate Water Needs
  • Drought tolerant: Yes, Once Established
  • Bloom time: Late Spring, Mid-Spring
  • Foliage Color: Green Shades
  • Flower Color: White Shades
  • Fragrant: No
  • Good Cut Flower: No
  • Native: Native Species
  • Bee-friendly: Yes
  • Deer resistant: Yes
  • Rabbit resistant: Yes
  • Attracts butterflies: Yes
  • Attracts hummingbirds: No
  • Groundcover: Yes
  • Roy Diblik Favorite: No

Grower Information

  • PowerPlug Size(s): 32s
  • Optimal Planting Time: Late Summer-Fall
  • Retail Sales Window: Spring
  • Moisture in Production: Average
  • Requires Shade in Production: No
  • Vernalization Required for Bloom: No
  • Vernalization Beneficial: Yes