{"product_id":"antennaria-parlinii-ssp-fallax-parlins-pussytoes","title":"Antennaria parlinii ssp. fallax - Parlin's Pussytoes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSizes available: \u003c\/strong\u003eHPP quart\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBasics: \u003c\/strong\u003ezones 3-8 (some say 5-9), 6-12\" x 9-18\", full sun to part shade, early spring bloom, white with a pale grey cast, fuzzy, with woolly, silvery-grey foliage, dry to medium moisture, good drainage, can grow on lean, rocky, sandy and\/or shallow soils. Dioecious. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommon names: \u003c\/strong\u003eParlin's Pussytoes, Ladies Tobacco, Big-head Pussy Toes, Deceitful Pussytoes, Large Plantain-leaved Pussytoes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFamily: \u003c\/strong\u003eAsteraceae\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin\/Distribution: \u003c\/strong\u003eOccurs from Maine, east to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, south to Georgia, west to Texas, and north to Minnesota and South Dakota. This plant is under threat in Canada north and east of Maine. Native to Maine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHabitat:\u003c\/strong\u003e lean clearings, field edges, roadsides, and open woodlands\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore: \u003c\/strong\u003eExcellent ground cover and a larval host for the American Painted Lady butterfly, \u003cem\u003eVanessa virginiensis\u003c\/em\u003e, a migratory native in Maine. Parlin's Pussytoes is found growing in association with \u003cem\u003eAgalinis tenuifolia\u003c\/em\u003e, Slender-leaved Agalinus,  \u003cem\u003eDanthonia spicata\u003c\/em\u003e, Poverty Oatgrass, \u003cem\u003eSchizachyrium\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003escoparium\u003c\/em\u003e, Little Bluestem, \u003cem\u003eLiatris novae angliae var. novae angliae\u003c\/em\u003e, Northern Blazing Star, and \u003cem\u003eQuercus alba\u003c\/em\u003e, Eastern White Oak. All of these plants are native to Maine, and with the exception of the oak, I am growing them from seed for 2026. With a bit of luck on my part and proper siting on your part, you could repeat this scene in your own garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEven more: \u003c\/strong\u003eThere are at least 17 scientific botanical synonyms for this plant. There are a couple of reasons for this. One is apomixis. Apomixis occurs when plants can reproduce without fertilization and belong to a rapidly evolving group of plants, resulting in distinct and local clones that are often mis-identified as separate species. This process is also common in dandelions and some grasses. Another reason is that early on in Pussytoes' taxonomical naming a few Antennaria species were lumped together as Antennaria plantaginifolia. The variations between closely related (and closely occurring) species can be quite subtle. This combined with a Taxonomist's \"style\" - either as a Lumper or a Splitter, can lead to either less or more grouping and un-grouping as more information is gathered. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSource: \u003c\/strong\u003esown at Honey Petal Plants with seed from Toadshade Wildflower Farm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImage credits:\u003c\/strong\u003e Photo coming soon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Honey Petal Plants","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52710110560563,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/6115\/8195\/files\/HoneyPetalPlaD14aR02cP02ZL-Harrison2c_gray_09c62dbb-a999-4c10-9243-e1eb7ad4a3af.jpg?v=1750070707","url":"https:\/\/honeypetalplants.com\/products\/antennaria-parlinii-ssp-fallax-parlins-pussytoes","provider":"Honey Petal Plants","version":"1.0","type":"link"}