Pearly Everlasting - Anaphalis margaritacea

Phonetic:  ah-NAF-ah-liss 

Pearly Everlasting bears numerous pearly white flower heads at the end of leafy unbranched stems. Its woolly white stems grow 1 to 3 feet tall and are clothed with silver green foliage. Leaves are long, narrow and lance shaped. Flowers bloom mid-summer and can last until the first snows of winter.

• Hardiness Zones:  2 - 7
• Native Northeast Region:  BONAP Map
• BONAP Map Key Color Guide: Map Color Key
• Sun Exposure:  Full Sun to Part Shade
• Flower Color:  White
• Bloom Time:  June, July, August, September
• Soil Type:  Medium-Dry to Dry 
• Mature Plant Size:  2'H x 2'W
• Plant Spacing:  2'
• Host Plant: American Painted Lady, Everlasting Bud Moth, and several Skippers
• Attracts:  Butterflies, bees
• Advantages:  Drought tolerant, Deer resistant, dried flower
• Landscape Uses: Butterfly garden, perennial border, meadow
• Companion Plants: Ohio Spiderwort, Blanket Flower, Lance Leaf Coreopsis, Butterfly Weed, Foxglove Beardtongue, Lupine