Scientific Name:
Anaphalis margaritacea
Pronunciation:
uh-NAFF-uh-liss marr-GAR-eet-ace-ee-ah
Common Name:
pearly everlasting
Family Name:
Asteraceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Leaves alternate, sessile, narrowly lanceolate, most 3-4(-15)cm long x 5-9(-20)mm wide, silver-gray and woolly undersides; flower heads ~1cm wide, globular with whorls of white bracts, many yellow disk florets in centre, arranged in corymbs, Jul-Aug.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Pyramidal - narrowly
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
North America
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Attract butterflies, Dried flower or fruit, Green roof technology, Herb, Perennial border
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate, Sessile
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Colour in Summer:
Silver / Grayish
Shapes:
Lanceolate, Linear
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Truncate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Head (capitulum), Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Corolla Shape:
Ligulate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Yellow
Flower Time at Peak:
Jul, Aug
Additional Info:
Ray florets absent
Fruit Type:
Cypsela (achene + calyx)
Fruit Colour:
Black
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant, About 1mm long with white hairs
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes
Propagation:
Seed, Division - above ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Caterpillar or cutworm (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought tolerant)
