Antennaria parlinii

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Parlin’s Pussytoes (Antennaria parlinii)
Aster Family

Parlin's Pussytoes, is an adaptable, low-maintenance, evergreen groundcover. Standing between 6 to 12 inches tall, this plant forms a neat rosette of narrow leaves covered in fine, silvery hairs. In late spring to early summer, it produces clusters of small, fluffy white or pale pink flowers that resemble cat paws. It can grow in a wide variety of garden conditions, including extra tough spots. It can be planted in rock gardens, on slopes for erosion control, as border or filler plant in the garden, or as part of a lawn replacement. It will spread fairly fast by sending out runners to form new basal rosettes. Leaves turn a dark purple/brown in the winter before flushing out with soft green growth in the spring. It is the host plant of the American Lady Butterfly.

Blooms: White, 4-6 weeks, Mar-May
Leaves: Gray-green, very fuzzy, silvery undersides, distinct leaf veining, evergreen basal rosette
Height: 4-6”
Space: 1-2’
Soil: Average-Dry
Exposure: Full sun-Part sun-Part shade
Fauna: Bees, flies, butterfly host plant
Seeds: Dense achenes are brown and wind distributed
Deer Resistance: Medium
Zone: 3-9
Native Status: NC native, common in the Piedmont and Mountains, uncommon in the Coastal Plain
Provenance: NC, seed and asexually propagated