Family: Asteraceae
Scientific Name: Antennaria rubra
Common Name: Pink Pussy Toes
Description | A good gray foliage plant for full sun dry rock gardens. Will cascade over rocks. |
Pronunciation | (an-ten-AR-ee-uh) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
Hardiness Zone | 3-8 |
Sunlight | full |
Moisture | average, dry |
Soil & Site | native to dry light sandy soils, tolerates poor soils |
Flowers | plant is dioecious (male and female flowers on same plant), male tubular with white wrappers (scales), female tubular with pink wrappers (scales) |
Leaves | spatulate to kidney shape, sessile, stem leaves are sessile and linear-lanceolate, woolly gray colored |
Stems | stoloniferous |
Dimensions | reaches 3-6" tall, |
Maintenance | divided when becomes crowded |
Propagation | division, tiny seeds |
Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #133-Rock Garden and Alpine Plants (Raymond Foster) |
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