Connu comme étant toxique - Toxic to mammals if ingested.
Source: Kenraiz
Plant Names
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium
Blunt-leaved Rabbit-tobacco
Gnaphale à feuilles obtuses
Synonyms
blunt-leaved rabbit-tobacco
catfoot cudweed
eastern cudweed
eastern rabbit-tobacco
Plant Characteristics
Couleur de floraison: Blanc
Bloom Period: Jul - Sep
Hauteur max: 3,0 feet
Max Width: 2,0 feet
Light Condition:
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
Soil conditions:
Tolère des conditions de sol sec
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
Tolère des conditions de sol sec
Lifespan:
Bisannuel
des plantes qui mettront deux ans à fleurir, puis mourront
Gardener Experience:
Ne se propage pas de manière incontrôlable
Facile à germer
Self-seeding
Ne se propage pas de manière incontrôlable
Facile à germer
Self-seeding
Landscape Uses:
Suitable for rock gardens
Suitable for container garden
Suitable for school gardens
Suitable for rock gardens
Suitable for container garden
Suitable for school gardens
Ecological Benefits:
No ecological benefits information available.
Tolerates:
Tolerates sandy conditions
Tolerates juglone conditions
Tolerates transplantation
Tolerates sandy conditions
Tolerates juglone conditions
Tolerates transplantation
Special Features and Considerations:
Seed and plant distribution status
No seeds available for this plant.
Nous acceptions les semences de cette plante
Faits intéressants
Blunt-leaved Rabbit-tobacco has silvery foliage and clusters of papery white flowers that retain their appearance when dried. It grows best in well-drained soils and is an excellent addition to prairie, meadow, and pollinator gardens. It is easy to grow in poor soils and is drought tolerant. It is an excellent dried flower. Avoid moist, rich soil.
Plant Location
Native to Ottawa region: Oui
Distribution according to VASCAN
Ephemeral
Native
Introduced
Excluded
Extirpated
Doubtful
Absent
Canadensis
Thrives in Ecozones
- Maritime de l'Atlantique
- Plaines boréales
- Plaines à forêts mixtes
Ecological Benefits
Butterflies Supported by Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium
No butterfly data available for this plant.
Specialized Bees Supported by Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium
No bee data available for this plant.
Complementary Plants
- No complementary plants found.
Substitute For Non-Native Plants
- Convallaria majalis (Lily of the Valley)
- Scilla siberica (Siberian Squill)
- Salvia (Non-Native Sage)
Sowing Information
Download Seed Envelope Labels (PDF)
- Sowing depth: Surface sow
- Sow by February
- Stratification duration: 60 days
- Self-seeding
Harvesting and Seed Sharing
- Harvest start month: September
- Harvesting indicator:
- Seeds have become fluffy and can be easily removed by shaking on gently pulling off from stem
- Harvesting:
- Secouer le porte-graines dans un sac de papier
- Seed viability test:
- Pas de test requis avant le don
- Packaging measure: 1 rounded 1/32 teaspoon
- Seed storage:
- Sécher à l'air dans un sac en papier ou contenant ouvert, pour quelques jours jusqu'à sec
- Secouer de temps à autre pour prévenir la moisissure
- Cultivar: No, you can donate without knowing the source as there are only straight species
- No harvesting video available at this time.
Toxicity Notes
Toxic to mammals if ingested.