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pussytoes
Antennaria spp.
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low
full sun - part shade
ground cover
1"
pink
early summer
Photo credit:
E. Conrad
White flowers of little-leaf pussytoes in a garden habitat
Photo credit: Elliott Conrad
Pussytoes thrive in a rock garden where their leafy stems flow around stones and along path margins
Photo credit: Elliott Conrad
Wild pussytoes create creeping mats of foliage with ephemeral masses of upright flower stalks
Photo credit: Elliott Conrad
White flowers of little-leaf pussytoes in a garden habitat
Photo credit: Elliott Conrad
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Pussytoes are a fantastic groundcover for nearly any situation. Stems bearing silver leaves creep along, flowing around rocks, other plants, and down slopes to cover exposed ground and prevent weeds from moving in. In the spring, soft catkin-like flowers are held on 12” stems, giving the plants some temporary height. We have several species available that look different but behave similarly, and they can be grown together for a patchwork quilt effect.
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