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Pussytoes
Antennaria plantaginifolia
A low colony-forming plant that spreads by runners (stolens) with basal leaves and erect stems , each bearing a flower head that resembles a cat’s paw. Male and the showier female flowers are on different plants. This plant is happy on acid soil in lean, gritty, dry hillsides. Good groundcover on rocky slopes.
Height: 6"-12”
Pot size: 1 qt
Bloom time: April-June. Blooms are white. Female flowers are tinged with pink.
Light: Full sun to part shade
Moisture: Dry with high drought tolerance
Attracts: Host plant for American Lady Butterfly
Deer resistance: No
Companion Plants: Butterfly weed, wild strawberry, little bluestem, purple love grass, and Pennsylvania sedge
Pussytoes
Antennaria plantaginifolia
A low colony-forming plant that spreads by runners (stolens) with basal leaves and erect stems , each bearing a flower head that resembles a cat’s paw. Male and the showier female flowers are on different plants. This plant is happy on acid soil in lean, gritty, dry hillsides. Good groundcover on rocky slopes.
Height: 6"-12”
Pot size: 1 qt
Bloom time: April-June. Blooms are white. Female flowers are tinged with pink.
Light: Full sun to part shade
Moisture: Dry with high drought tolerance
Attracts: Host plant for American Lady Butterfly
Deer resistance: No
Companion Plants: Butterfly weed, wild strawberry, little bluestem, purple love grass, and Pennsylvania sedge