Antennaria dioica 'Rubra'

Also Known As

Pink Pussy Toes

Plant type

perennial, groundcover

size

H: 4"-8"
W: 10"-12"

planting zones

5a-9b

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Antennaria dioica 'Rubra' plant details

Antennaria dioica 'Rubra' is a moderate-growing broadleaf evergreen perennial groundcover with blue and white foliage. In spring pink flowers emerge. Features fuzzy texture. Attracts bees and butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun and regular - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in average, gritty, lean, rocky and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and wind tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Antennaria dioica 'Rubra'

Plant type: perennial groundcover
Plant family: asteraceae
Foliage: evergreen blue and white
Mature size: 10 IN - 12 IN - wide, 4 IN - 8 IN - tall
Flowers: pink blooms in spring
Uses: dwarf, rock garden, xeric

GROWING CONDITIONS for Antennaria dioica 'Rubra'

USDA Zones: 5a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: regular - low
Resistant to: deer and rabbit, heat and wind
Soil needs: average, gritty, lean, rocky and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Here's one for a hot sunny location with poor, dry soil! Antennaria dioica 'Rubra', commonly known as pink pussytoes, is a tough, cold hardy North American and Eurasian native ground cover growing 4-6 inches tall and 10-12 inches wide forming beautiful mounds or mats of bright silver-grey leaves with short stems of fuzzy, deep pink flowers in late spring that look like feline toes. A great accent with texture and form in the alpine and rock garden, in containers, on rock walls, and between pavers. A great ground cover for underplanting spring bulbs like botanical tulips, crocus, and dwarf daffodils. Attracts pollinators including native bees. Plants can be larval hosts for certain butterflies. Deer resistant.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

A tough, creeping silvery-grey mat with pink "pussy toe" flowers in late spring. Loves to grow among rocks or in gravelly sites. Happy with hot, dry, lousy soil, easy to please and cheerful. If you don't already have someone like this in your life, it's time. (Cut or mow off flower stems after blooming.) A North American native wildflower. 4-6" tall. Minimum temperature: -20°F

By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

Nice little ground cover. Soft silvery foliage with unique dark pink flowers that resemble the underneath side of a cat paw. Growth Rate slow

By: Garden World

Pink pussy toes! How terribly adorable. A low creeper for hot, dry locations topped with clusters of tiny spherical rosy pink flowers in late spring. Hardy to zone 1 by some accounts. In other words, cold won't kill it, provided it has good drainage and doesn't rot. Zone 1