q pseudognaphalium canescens
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White (Felt-leaf) Everlasting – Pseudognaphalium canescens (sue-doh-na-FAY-lee-um kan-ES-ens)
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Native to: Coastal areas & coastal foothills from S. CA to OR (ssp. microcephala from S. CA south to Baja; ssp. beneolens from San Gabriel mtns); common on dry slopes and in open, grassy places in chaparral, coastal sage scrub, and southern oak woodlands below 4000'. Growth characteristics: herbaceous perennial mature height: 2-4 ft. mature width: 2-4 ft. Short-lived (2-4 years in our area) herbaceous perennial wildflower from a woody root. Habit is open, branching, may droop in part-sun; graceful. Foliage intensely white-wooly; really stands out. Blooms/fruits: Blooms summer to fall - July into Nov. along the coast. Flowers small, in loose clusters are the ends of flowering stalks. Flowers too small to be really showy – but attract many small bees and other pollinators. Uses in the garden: Most effective as a silvery accent among darker-colored foliage. A necessity for the butterfly garden. Great with its natural associates: native bunch grasses, annual wildflowers. Sensible substitute for: Non-native white-foliage plants like Dusty Miller. Attracts: Excellent pollinator habitat. Larval food for American Lady Butterfly – larval will make a ‘shelter’ of leaves & silk to protect themselves from predation. Birds eat seed. Requirements: Element Requirement Sun Full sun to part-shade; more compact in full sun. Soil Just about any local soil. Water Not particular; anything from Zone 1 (with annual wildflowers) to Zone 2. Fertilizer Not needed – but wouldn’t kill it. Other Management: Pretty much manages itself. Cut back if it becomes unruly. Reseeds well on bare ground, so remove seed heads if you don’t want volunteers. Propagation: from seed: easy, fall-spring Plant/seed sources (see list for source numbers): 1, 2, 10, 16 1/29/17
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Pseudognaphalium canescens Feltleaf everlasting
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Larval ‘tent’ made by larva of American Lady butterfly