Everlasting – Pearly (3.25″ pot)

Description

Hardy Perennial and Native to N.A.

The stems and elongated leaves of Pearly Everlasting are covered with white hairs. Clustered at the top of erect stems, the tiny yellow flowers are enclosed by white papery bracts, often mistaken for petals. The overall appearance is a pearly mound; a nice shape and color for a garden edge. Beautiful mixed with feverfew, sweet everlasting, or helichrysum … or mix it with contrasting bright colors!

There are separate male and female flowers, usually on separate plants, and they take on different gender-specific yellow or rust-yellow color. A great dried flower – they keep their color and shape well.

Also, it is a larvae host plant for the American Lady butterfly! The young larvae create a silken web around the plant to feed. This can look discouraging if you are trying to grow this plant, but like in many native plant-insect relationships, the plant generally makes a full recovery and flowers later in the summer. Flowers persist and are profuse late-summer through fall to attract numerous beneficial insects.

Drought tolerant, prefers full sun and dry, even rocky or poor soil conditions. Some shade and medium soils are also tolerated. Its native range is vast from northern Maine to Virginia in the East, and Washington to Arizona in the West.