What's Blooming? May 21st, 2025
Kara Davidson
Pussy Toes
“What’s Blooming?” is a series of posts intended to help you stagger the blooms in your yard throughout the year, both for the beauty and the pollinators!
Antennaria sp., also known as “Pussy Toes” are found throughout North America. They are named after the appearance of their flower clusters, which look like tiny pompoms clustered together in a soft “paw”. Pussy toes are members of the Asteraceae family, a group of plants excellent in attracting pollinators like bees and butterflies. Pussy toes are a resilient plant that tolerate a wide variety of environmental conditions, but do not like shade.
Pussy toes are a host plant for the American Lady butterfly. Their blooms last about three weeks in the spring. Deer and rabbits are known to avoid this plant.
