General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 1-3 feet
Leaves: Fragrant
Other: Clear, gray-green upper surface, reverse covered in white wooly hairs.
Flower Color: White
Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Two-Tone Everlasting
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Pseudognaphalium biolettii
  • Synonym: Gnaphalium bicolor

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Location: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California
Date: 2012-01-06
Location: Coastal San Diego County 
Date: 2018-04-04
San Elijo Lagoon

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