ANTENNARIA

ANTENNARIA-  Anaphalis MARGARITACEA 

Common names 

Moonshine Injun; Posy; Cat's Ear; Pussy-toe; Everlasting; 

Oh my little mountain girl 
Have you anything to gather 
White everlasting bloom 
Not afraid of wind or weather 

                    By  Lucy Larcom 

This is a native Everlasting quite common in dry hills and woods The plant grows I to 2 feet high and bears in August corymbs of crowded pearly white double flowers closely resemble French Immortelles. Its flowers can be used to advantage in many ways.

References:

1.The Mayflower 1904
2. The English flower garden William Robinson LONDON JOHN MURRAY ALBEMARLE STREET 1889