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Asteraceae
Pearly Everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
Remembrance and immortality.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Anaphalis
- Native to
- North America, Eastern Asia, South Asia
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- perennial herb
- Height
- 1-3 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- well-drained, poor to average
- Water
- low to moderate
- Hardiness
- 3-8
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The papery white bracts surrounding the flower heads retain their shape and color for years when dried, earning the 'everlasting' name.
- Pearly everlasting is one of the first plants to colonize disturbed ground and burned areas after forest fires.
- It has a circumboreal distribution — one of few flowering plants native to both North America and Asia.
- The woolly gray-white stems and leaves are covered in fine hairs that reduce water loss in dry conditions.
- Some Native American tribes smoked the dried leaves ceremonially and used the plant to treat colds and lung conditions.
Color meanings
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remembrance
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immortality
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endurance