Pearly Everlasting | Anaphalis Margaritacea - Benton Soil And Water Conservation District

Pearly Everlasting | Anaphalis Margaritacea

White flowers with yellow centers, likely from the Asteraceae family, against a green leafy background.

Pearly everlasting flowers. Photo credit: Michael Nerrie

Close-up of a cluster of small, white flowers blooming.

A close up of a cluster of pearly everlasting flowers. Photo credit: Keir Morse

Plant with clusters of small white flowers and green leaves in a natural setting.

Pearly everlasting flowers on their stems. Photo credit: Gabrielle E. Campbell

Individual, erect, cottony stems often clumped together creating a bushy appearance. Narrow leaves are gray-green to woolly-white. Globular flowers are actually long-enduring, white, dry bracts arranged around a yellow center. Several evenly leafy woolly stems in a small patch are topped by a crowded, roundish cluster of flower heads with pearly-white bracts, sometimes with a dark spot at base of each outer bracts.

Plant Details

Habitats	Oak Woodland, Riparian Forests, Bottomland Forests, Mixed Hardwood-Conifer Forest or Woodland
Habitat Notes	Does best in sunny, dry areas
Phenology	Perennial; flowering May-October
Mature Height	Up to 3 feet
Shade Preference	Full sun, part shade
Soil Tolerance	Most to fairly dry soil
Special Uses	Attracts butterflies. Makes great cut flower and useful in dried bouquets.

A close-up of a bee collecting nectar from delicate pink flowers, showcasing nature's pollination process.

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