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Sunlight
Partial Shade - Full Sun
~
3-6 hours of sun per day, with protection from intense mid-day sun
Soil
Dry, acidic, sandy or rocky, poor soils
Characteristics
Bloom Time
Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Plant Type
Perennials, Ground Cover, Native Plant, Perennial, Herb
Lifespan
Perennial
Plant Height
0-1 ft.
Flower
Flowers are insignificant, non-showy, and white tinged with pink. They appear from March to May and are called pussytoes because of the resemblance the tight flower clusters to the toes of a cat's paw., Flowers in 1/4 inch clusters, Male flowers pure white. Female flowers white tinged with pink.
Fruit
Fruit displays from April to June.
Benefits
Ornamental
Groundcover for dryish eastern woodland landscapes in light shade.
Attracts
Birds
Butterflies
Pollinators
Small Mammals
Songbirds
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Taxonomy
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Antennaria
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