Anaphalis margaritacea

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Anaphalis margaritacea

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Kemper Code: J330

Common Name: pearly everlasting
Zone: 3 to 8
Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Asteraceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: north North America, north & east Europe, northeast Asia
Height: 1 to 3 feet
Spread: 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Time: July - August Bloom Data
Bloom Color: White with yellow centers
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low

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Plant Culture and Characteristics

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Uses:		Wildlife:	Flowers:	Leaves:	Fruit:
Hedge	Suitable as annual	Attracts birds	Has showy flowers	Leaves colorful	Has showy fruit
Shade tree	Culinary herb	Attracts	Has fragrant flowers	Leaves fragrant	Fruit edible
Street tree	Vegetable	hummingbirds	Flowers not showy	Good fall color	Other:
Flowering tree	Water garden plant	Attracts	Good cut flower	Evergreen	Winter interest
Gr. cover (<1')	Will naturalize	butterflies	Good dried flower		Thorns or spines

General Culture:

Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Prefers full sun and somewhat dry, sandy conditions. Tolerates poor, nutrient-deficient soils. More drought tolerant than most other Anaphalis species.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

Pearly everlasting is a North American native plant that grows to 3' tall and typically occurs on dry, sandy or gravelly sites. An upright, clump-forming plant that features attractive, narrow, woolly, silver-gray foliage and tiny, white, globular flowers with yellow center stamens arranged in flattish clusters (corymbs) on erect stems. Late-summer bloom. Fluffy flower heads are valued for dried flower arrangements.

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No serious insect or disease problems. Some susceptibility to chewing damage from caterpillars. Pearly everlasting is a stoloniferous plant that can spread aggressively under optimum growing conditions.

Uses:

Grows well in the perennial border when mixed with brightly colored flowers. Also effective in dry meadows or prairies, native plantings and wildflower gardens.