sweet everlasting

Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium

AnnualAsteraceae

sweet everlasting
Deer-resistantFragrant
USDA zones3 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Sizeup to 3 feet tall
Growth rate
Rapid
Habit
Herb
Bloom season
Summer, autumn
Bloom color
White
Foliage color
Gray/silver, green
Soil types
Sand

Garden uses

Low maintenanceMeadowPollinator gardenWoodland

Attracts

ButterfliesBees

Notes

Sweet everlasting (Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium) is an annual for pollinator gardens, meadows, and woodland edges. This plant likes full sun to part shade and dry to moist, sandy soil. Its gray stems and leaves look woolly, and the white flowers turn brown quickly. Butterflies and bees visit the fragrant blooms. It can also overwinter and flower the next year. Deer tend to browse other plants first.

Pairs well with Indian grass, Standing Ovation little bluestem, New Jersey tea, and Pussytoes.

Native range

AL, AR, CT, DE, and 33 more places. See all 37

AL, AR, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV; NB, NS, and PE.