Pearly Everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
Also listed as Antennaria margaritacea, Gnaphalium margaritaceum
Also known as Pearl Everlasting, Common Pearly Everlasting, Western Pearly Everlasting
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Pearly everlasting is a hardy perennial with silvery-white papery flowers that bloom mid-to-late summer and dry beautifully for arrangements. It thrives in dry, sunny locations and requires minimal water once established.
Why grow it
Pearly everlasting offers reliable summer color in poor-soil conditions where many ornamentals struggle, making it useful for erosion control and low-maintenance landscape fills. Compared to other everlasting flowers, its silvery foliage provides season-long visual interest beyond bloom time, and it dries reliably without special handling for cut or dried arrangements. It tolerates sandy, gravelly, or compacted soils that would limit choices among similar perennials.
Watch out for
This species self-seeds readily and can spread beyond intended areas in permissive growing conditions, so deadheading before seed maturation helps contain its footprint. Wet conditions, particularly in winter, can reduce plant longevity and encourage fungal issues, so it performs better with amended drainage in heavy-clay soils than in poorly drained sites.
Overview
- Form
- Growth Rate
- Size
- Dormancy
- Family
- Asteraceae
Native to the United States
Native Range
North America
Native to: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming
Seasonality
Bloom Season
Season of Interest
Herb
Soft non-woody plants of the field layer.
Succession Role
Tolerances & Soil
Flood Tolerance
Deer Resistance
Inferred from USDA browse palatability
pH Range
Soil Texture
Establishment & Care
- Establishment
- Maintenance
- Propagation
Pearly everlasting is a hardy perennial with silvery-white papery flowers that bloom mid-to-late summer and dry beautifully for arrangements. It thrives in dry, sunny locations and requires minimal water once established.
Climate Match for your location
See how well Pearly Everlasting grows in your area.
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Why grow it
Pearly everlasting offers reliable summer color in poor-soil conditions where many ornamentals struggle, making it useful for erosion control and low-maintenance landscape fills. Compared to other everlasting flowers, its silvery foliage provides season-long visual interest beyond bloom time, and it dries reliably without special handling for cut or dried arrangements. It tolerates sandy, gravelly, or compacted soils that would limit choices among similar perennials.
Watch out for
This species self-seeds readily and can spread beyond intended areas in permissive growing conditions, so deadheading before seed maturation helps contain its footprint. Wet conditions, particularly in winter, can reduce plant longevity and encourage fungal issues, so it performs better with amended drainage in heavy-clay soils than in poorly drained sites.
Overview
- Form
- Growth Rate
- Size
- Dormancy
- Family
- Asteraceae
Native to the United States
Native Range
North America
Native to: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming
Seasonality
Bloom Season
Season of Interest
Herb
Soft non-woody plants of the field layer.
Succession Role
Tolerances & Soil
Flood Tolerance
Deer Resistance
Inferred from USDA browse palatability
pH Range
Soil Texture
Establishment & Care
- Establishment
- Maintenance
- Propagation
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