Pearly everlasting

This erect, short-lived, rhizomatous perennial grows to 3′ tall. Use in a perennial border, rock garden, or meadow landscape. Drought tolerant, but occasional summer water is best.

Flowers make 2″ clusters of white button heads. Pearly white flowers dry nicely in a fashion similar to straw flowers. Silver gray color gives a contrast to other plants with darker foliage and flowers of brighter hues.

Blooms mid-July through September.

Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade

Water: Dry, Light

Soil: Loam, Sand, Rocky

Other: Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Bees, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant

Ecological Value	Due to it's rhizome forming habit, this perennial is great at stabilizing slopes while also providing nectar for traveling butterflies.
Container	D-16-O, D-16O, D-16, D-16S, D-40
Ethnobotanical Uses	The young leaves are edible when cooked and the plant has been used medicinally as an antiseptic and astringent. It is also a natural source of yellow dye.
Distribution	Native to California and is also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
Elevation	between 0 and 8500 feet
Communities
Habitat	Found in moist meadows, by rivers, and in sandy and waste places.