Antennaria rosea, Rosy Pussytoes

Antennaria rosea is a plant of many habitats, from dry to wet climates and low elevation to very high. A charming, native mountain dweller, Rosy Pussytoes typically grows among rocks and onto boulders at meadow edges. It forms low mats only a few inches high of woolly, gray leaves that creep and cascade. Short flower stems with small, creamy-white and rosy-pink papery bracts bloom summer into fall. Plant in full sun to very light shade with good drainage and a little summer water. A great choice for a rock garden in full sun or at the edges of a pollinator garden. It is the larval food source for a number of butterflies, including the American Lady.