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Box pussytoes

Antennaria arcuata

Also called Meadow Pussytoes

Box pussytoes
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0

Box pussytoes is a small, low-growing North American wildflower in the daisy family, native to a few high-elevation spots in Idaho, Wyoming and Nevada. It is a wild species rather than a common garden plant, so it suits native or rock gardens where it can be left to spread slowly.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly once established; let the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, gritty or sandy soil with low fertility.
Temperature
Hardy to cold winters typical of its high-elevation range; protect young plants from extreme heat.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Idaho to Wyoming and Nevada

About

Antennaria arcuata, the box pussytoes, is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It grows in the western part of the United States, in the States of Idaho (Blaine County), Wyoming (Fremont + Sublette Counties), and Nevada (Elko County).

Other Antennaria plants

Alpine pussytoes · Pearly pussytoes · Silver pussytoes · Scented pussytoes · Flat-top pussytoes · Denseleaf pussytoes · Low pussytoes · Stoloniferous pussytoes · Whip pussytoes · Fries' pussytoes · Pinewoods pussytoes · Howell's pussytoes

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Antennaria arcuata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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