| Description | A low growing perennial that needs dry light soil. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (an-ten-ar'i-a)(die-o-i'ka) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-8 |
| Sunlight | full sun |
| Moisture | average to dry |
| Soil & Site | native to dry, light sandy soils, tolerates poor soils |
| Temperature | tolerates hot dry sites |
| Flowers | 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 they become over crowded. |
| Propagation | division, tiny seeds |
| Native Site | Native to Europe and dry forests of Russia and Siberia. |
| Misc Facts | Common name from the light green flowers with pinkish tips resemble a cats toes. |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #133-Rock Garden and Alpine Plants (Raymond Foster) |
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