Alpine Pussytoes

Antennaria alpina

Alpine pussytoes is a low, silvery mat-forming perennial of high mountains, with woolly leaves and tufted white flower heads, a tough groundcover and larval host for American lady butterflies.

Family: Asteraceae
Type: wildflower
Lifespan: perennial
Height: 0.2–0.5 ft
Spacing: 0.5–1 ft apart
Light: sun
Soil moisture: dry
Soil pH: neutral
Bloom: June, July, August
Bloom colors: white
Wildlife value: pollinators, butterflies, larval host
Landscape uses: container
Native states: AK, CO, MT, UT, WA