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Antennaria plantaginifolia |
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| Blooming late April in year two |
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| Fluffy seedheads not much later |
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| Starting to do some groundcovery stuff in the rock garden |
Common name |
pussytoes; lady's tobacco |
Family |
asteraceae |
Life cycle |
perennial (Z3-8) |
Flowers |
pinkish white |
Size |
6-12" |
Light |
sun |
Cultural notes |
well-drained soil |
Seed ripens | late May |
Eastern U.S. native, grown mostly for its ground-covering foliage, which is coarser than that of other pussytoes we've tried. Grows best in lean, rocky soils.
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| Stature of first-year plants by mid-summer |
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list About my plant portraits
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Visitors to this page have left the following commentsAnna | Jan 23, 2011 | what are the natural nutrients and or benefits of this plant? |
- Seed from NARGS '08/'09 exchange, cold-stored through summer. Baggy 35F (24%G, 12-16w)
- Seed from '11 garden. Baggy 35F (10w; 2%G, 7w) - 70F (2%G, 4d)
- Seed from '12 garden, cold-stored. Baggy 35F (16w; 2%G, 6w) - 70F (34%G, 7-10d)
May need the longer cold period provided during the 2010 and 2015 trials.
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