Antennaria parvifolia Winter Delights Hellebores Gary Knox and Sue Watkins

Gary Knox and Sue Watkins

selected in the UK around 1880

author of "The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses

Since these are clonally reproduced

or all summer long

Antennaria parvifolia Winter Delights Hellebores Gary Knox and Sue WatkinsAntennaria parvifolia is a western North American (Canada south to Mexico) native that is the ultimate rock garden groundcover. The 1" tall, tight, silver leaf evergreen mat grows to only 1' in width after 2 years. In spring, the mats are topped with short matchstick like spikes of hairy brown tufts that look nothing like most folks idea of a flower. Little leaf pussytoes has thrived for us in dry, rocky soil in the rock garden, where it's a host