CARE. Rich sandy loam with leaf mold. Part shade for some varieties.
PROPAGATION. Seed in late fall, root division in early spring.
SPECIAL USES. Wild gardens, rock gardens, forcing, flower beds.
Antennaria Compositae Pussy-Toes
This is a furry little creeper with flat, silvery, spoon-shaped leaves and bristly flowers sometimes dried as everlastings.
dioica—Fast-creeping carpet with pink-tipped flowers in spring.
microphylla (parvifolia)—Western native, slower growing, with white flowers.
neodioica—Eastern native that makes a low mat of silver-hairy leaves and sends up pink-tipped white flowers in early summer.
CARE. Sandy, even poor, soil; full sun; dry. Cut off leaves after flowering to make neater plants.
PROPAGATION. Seeds and division.