About
An herbaceous perennial featuring white-woolly stems that support narrow, elliptic leaves with three to five prominent veins and a greyish-green hue, characterized by a white-felted underside. This plant produces small, white everlasting flowers arranged in loose clusters at the tips of the stems.
About the genus
Anaphalis consists of perennial plants, characterized by their predominantly white-hairy foliage and slender leaves. These plants produce clusters of small, papery white flowers that are known for their lasting quality.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- North-facing, East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H7
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden
- Native to
- Afghanistan to China
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grows in any moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun, although it can also tolerate partial shade. It thrives in moist soils but dislikes winter wet
- Pruning
- Cut back in autumn
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed sown in pots in a cold frame in spring. Alternatively propagate by division in early spring or root softwood cuttings in spring or early summer
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free