Field Pussytoes

A low groundcover with downy white-grey leaves, this species produces showy tuft-like white flowers from April to June. Once pollinated, these flowers turn to clusters of fluffy wind-distributed seeds. This species' foliage is its most striking feature, and with its preference for dry grainy soil (although it will also grow in clay), it makes for an ideal very low groundcover in areas where very little else will grow such as dry rocky slopes. Incredibly drought-tolerant, field Pussytoes are also a host plant for the American Painted Lady. The genus 'Antennaria' comes from the look of the flowers of this species, which have stamens which poke out like insect antennae, and the common name 'pussytoes' also comes from the look of the flowers, which have long been visually likened (especially when they're in bud) to the toe beans of a cat.

6-12 inch tall
Plant Hardiness Zones: 2b-7a
Perennial
Deer Resistant

Native Range: ME south to NC, west to OK, CO, WY, and MT. Native to Canada in BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NL, and NB. Rare in CT, AR, and WY

Field Pussytoes 3.5 inch pot $15.50

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