Scientific Name
Antennaria solitaria
Common Name
Pussy-toes
Wildflowers
Plant Fact Sheets
Consumer Hort
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Height:
Less than 6 inches
Flower/fruit:
cluster of fuzzy pussy toe-shaped flowers on long stalk
Flowering Season:
Spring
Foliage:
2 to 3 inch spoon-shaped leaves; new growth is white but changes to green with age
Site:
Average soil; partial shade to shade
Comments:
Can be used as a ground cover on shady, dry slopes; best not to mulch; spreads by runners
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