Anaphalis margaritacea is a charming sun-loving, perennial that brings a touch of brightness to any garden. Know for typically growing one to three feet tall with soft, silvery foliage and unique clusters of white, papery flowers.

Thrives in full sun to light shade. Despite its seemingly delicate appearance, Pearly Everlasting is a tough plant that can handle the poorest, driest soils you have. After its first season establishing, it will not require additional watering.

Forms dense clumps and spreads slowly, primarily through self-seeding. It has an upright growth habitat and can tolerate poor soils making it perfect for garden boarders in even the toughest places, like hellstrips, tree beds, or driveways.

Commonly found in open, dry meadows, prairies, and rocky slopes. It thrives in disturbed sites such as roadsides in much of North America. You can find growing in the Northeast through the Rockies.

Spring gives way to lance-shaped rosettes with a silvery finish. By mid summer the plant reaches maturity and begins to produce small clusters of white, button-like flowers. The flowers are long lasting and dry with a similar look, often persisting through the winter.

An excellent plant for attracting pollinators to your garden, Pearly everlasting also serves as a larval host for the American Lady butterfly and provides seed loved by goldfinches.