Antennaria solitaria RDU Spotted/Speckled Foliage Plants topped with a tiny reddish

topped with a tiny reddish bud that quickly explodes like a skyward firework into a 6-8"

Thanks to plantsmen Jim Waddick and Scott McMahan for facilitating the introduction

attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies

while it doesn't seem picky about soil moisture

Seeds start to germinate in late fall

Antennaria solitaria RDU Spotted/Speckled Foliage Plants topped with a tiny reddishAntennaria solitaria is a 2023 Plant Delights JLBG introduction of our Wake County NC collection of solitary pussytoes. This fascinating North American (Ohio south to Alabama) native forms a dense groundcover of grey green, thumb sized leaves. The entire evergreen patch is topped, starting in mid March (NC) with 4" tall spikes of solitary fuzzy balls the ultimate in odd. Antennaria solitaria is very easy to grow in both part sun and light shade as