Pinewoods pussytoes is a small, low perennial herb from western North America that grows in pine woods and scrub. It is a wild native rather than a common garden plant, so it is best grown in cool, dry, open woodland-style conditions with good drainage.
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Tree, Perennial
Light
Part shade, Full sun
Water
Water sparingly once established; let the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or gritty soil with low fertility.
Temperature
Hardy to cold winters; tolerates frost well, but avoids hot, humid summers.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
W. U.S.A.
About
Antennaria geyeri is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name pinewoods pussytoes or mountain pussytoes. It is native to the western United States where it grows in woodland and scrub very often on the forest floor under pine trees. It is found in Washington, Oregon, northern California, and northwestern Nevada.
Antennaria geyeri is a small perennial herb growing up to about 14 centimeters tall. It produces several erect stems from a branching, woody base, and there is no basal rosette of leaves. The leaves along the stem are lance-shaped, a few centimeters long, and coated in long woolly hairs. The inflorescence bears up to 25 flower heads with coats of woolly white fibers and pink-tipped phyllaries. The species is dioecious, with male plants bearing staminate flowers in their heads and female plants bearing pistillate.
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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.