Flower petals or bracts?! The tiny beautiful white petals are bracts that hide the actual yellow flower petals inside. The flowers are the tiny, pearly-white bracts surround each cluster of yellow disc florets, and are often used as a cut flower in dried bouquets. The Oregon-native Painted Lady butterfly is a common visitor of this flower and the Pearly Everlasting acts as it’s primary host for the butterfly’s caterpillars. Being drought resistant, it offers late-season resources when other flowers have faded-proving vital for pollinators preparing for the cold winter season.
- Rarity: Common
- Flowering Time: Mid Summer
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: 8-40 inches
- Habitat: Meadow, West-Side Forest, East-Side Forest, Subalpine, Disturbed, Coastal
- Native: Yes
Source: Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest, OregonFlora Project
