Plantainleaf Pussytoes
Antennaria plantaginifolia
Plantainleaf pussytoes is a spreading native groundcover with broad, silvery basal leaves and fuzzy white flower clusters in spring, a tough, drought-tolerant lawn alternative and larval host for American lady butterflies.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5–1 ft
- Spacing
- 0.75–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- March, April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- butterflies
- Landscape uses
- groundcover, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV