500 Sweet Everlasting Seeds Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium Native Wildflower Pollinator Garden

Sweet Everlasting (Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium) is a North American native wildflower prized for its clusters of small, pearly white papery blooms that hold their color and shape long after cutting. This hardy biennial adds soft texture and a relaxed, naturalistic feel to meadows, cottage borders, and pollinator plantings, and its flowers are a familiar sight in dried arrangements and crafts.

The blooms appear from late summer into fall atop upright stems clad in narrow, gray-green foliage, drawing bees, beneficial insects, and other pollinators to the garden. Sweet Everlasting thrives in lean, well-drained soils and tolerates heat and dry spells once established, making it a dependable choice for wildflower meadows, native plantings, and low-water landscapes. It is typically grown from seed sown in fall or early spring where a period of cold helps improve germination.
Species: Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium
Type: Biennial wildflower
Plant Habit: Upright, branching stems
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Soil: Well-drained, sandy or loamy, lean to average fertility
Days to Harvest: Not applicable
Zones: 3 to 9
Germination: 14 to 30 days with cold stratification
Sowing: Surface sow, lightly press seed in; needs light to germinate
Spacing: 12 to 18 inches
Notes: Flowers dry well and retain color for arrangements