Anaphalis triplinervis 'Sommerschnee'
(Pearly Everlasting)

Family - Asteraceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H7
Height - 30cm or more
Width - 50cm
Location - The Cool Garden

Description: A clump-forming, herbaceous Perennial with an upright, bushy habit. Woolly, grey-green leaves are narrowly Elliptic to lanceolate in shape. Small, round, daisy-like flowers have many pure white, pointed Bracts and bright yellow centres. The Blooms are held in Corymbs and produced from midsummer into early autumn. Attractive to bees and butterflies and excellent for use as cut flowers and drying.

Award of Garden Merit (AGM).

Additional common name - Three-veined Everlasting

Flower:

Small, round, daisy-like flowerheads have many silvery-white, pointed bracts with a papery texture. Each bloom has a bright yellow disc at the centre. The flowers are held in corymbs and produced from July into September.

Flower colour: White, yellow

Flower shape: Daisy-like flowerheads in corymbs

Flowering time: July, August, September

Foliage:

Grey-green leaves are narrowly Elliptic to lanceolate in shape. The foliage is woolly and each leaf has three prominent veins.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous

Foliage Shape: Elliptic to lanceolate

Propagation:

Cuttings, division.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.