Prairie Pussytoes -- Antennaria neglecta

Also called Field Pussytoes and Prairie Everlasting

Features: Spreading silvery foliage creates excellent ground cover as the cheery white flower clusters reach their petite heights of 6 -12”, making this a pleasing companion plant for spring’s lovely Prairie Smoke. 

Male and female flowers bloom on separate plants and are pollinated by small bees and flies. This drought-tolerant little native is a larval host plant for American Painted Lady butterfly. Deer and rabbit resistant! It will flourish in dry sun, but less so if too moist.

Light: Full to part sun

Soil: Dry

Height: 6 to 12 inches

Bloom: April, May, June

See more information and photos at: Illinois Wildflowers and Missouri Botanical Garden

Images from Illinois Wildflowers;

Jennifer Anderson, hosted by the USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database