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Western Pearly Everlasting

Anaphalis Margaritacea

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Overview

Anaphalis margaritacea, or Western Pearly Everlasting, is a perennial with silvery foliage, thriving in zones 3–8. It boasts clusters of small, white, pearl-like blooms from midsummer to fall, atop stems reaching 1–3 feet tall and 1–2 feet wide. Preferring full sun and well-drained soil, it's drought-tolerant once established and attracts butterflies. Ideal for borders, rock gardens, and naturalized areas, it offers lasting appeal in bouquets.

Sun Full, HalfWater LowZones 2–7Type Perennial
Western Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis Margaritacea) — with a spread equally as wide; growing to heights between 1 and 3 feet, image 61
Western Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis Margaritacea) — attracting butterflies and serving as an important nectar sourceWestern Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis Margaritacea) — It's an excellent choice for borders; attracting butterflies and serving as an important nectar sourceWestern Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis Margaritacea) — this hardy North American native adds a unique texture and aesthetic with its clumps of, image 36Western Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis Margaritacea) — scientifically named Anaphalis margaritacea; pearly Everlasting prefers well-drained soil, image 110Western Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis Margaritacea) — Preferring full sun and well-drained soil, it's drought-tolerant once established and attracts butterfliesWestern Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis Margaritacea) — Growing to heights between 1 and 3 feet; is a perennial with silvery foliage, image 86+126

Culture

Sun
Full, Half
Water
Low
USDA zones
2–7

Shape & size

Mature height
1–3 Ft.
Mature width
1–3 Ft.

Classification

Type
Perennial
Family
Asteraceae

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Western Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis Margaritacea) — with a spread equally as wide; growing to heights between 1 and 3 feet, image 61
Western Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis Margaritacea) — attracting butterflies and serving as an important nectar source
Western Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis Margaritacea) — It's an excellent choice for borders; attracting butterflies and serving as an important nectar source
Western Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis Margaritacea) — this hardy North American native adds a unique texture and aesthetic with its clumps of, image 36
Western Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis Margaritacea) — scientifically named Anaphalis margaritacea; pearly Everlasting prefers well-drained soil, image 110
Western Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis Margaritacea) — Preferring full sun and well-drained soil, it's drought-tolerant once established and attracts butterflies
Western Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis Margaritacea) — Growing to heights between 1 and 3 feet; is a perennial with silvery foliage, image 86
Western Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis Margaritacea) — is an enduring perennial that holds a distinctive charm in the garden
Western Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis Margaritacea) — perennial with white blooms; each encased in pearly white bracts that persist, image 103
Western Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis Margaritacea) — From late summer to early fall; white flowers in the garden, image 93
Western Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis Margaritacea) — Growing to heights between 1 and 3 feet; is a perennial with silvery foliage, image 60
Western Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis Margaritacea) — demonstrating versatility across various climates.<br><br>Flourishing in full sun to partial shade
Western Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis Margaritacea) — is a perennial with silvery foliage; preferring full sun and well-drained soil, it's, image 105
Western Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis Margaritacea) — perennial for full or half; adding lasting beauty both in and out of the growing season, image 78
Western Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis Margaritacea) — each encased in pearly white bracts that persist; ideal for borders, rock gardens, and naturalized areas
Western Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis Margaritacea) — pearl-like blooms from midsummer to fall; it thrives in USDA hardiness zones 3 through 8, image 54
Western Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis Margaritacea) — perennial with white blooms
Western Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis Margaritacea) — It thrives in USDA hardiness zones 3 through 8; as the blooms maintain their shape and color, image 89
Western Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis Margaritacea) — perennial for full or half
Western Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis Margaritacea) — is an enduring perennial that holds a distinctive charm in the garden; requiring minimal, image 111
Western Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis Margaritacea) — as the blooms maintain their shape and color when dried; but the Pearly Everlasting is also, image 100
Western Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis Margaritacea) — It thrives in USDA hardiness zones 3 through 8; as the blooms maintain their shape and color when dried
Western Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis Margaritacea) — It's an excellent choice for borders
Western Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis Margaritacea) — white flowers in the garden
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