Antennaria parvifolia Saxifraga but quickly resprouts and will

but quickly resprouts and will reach 8-10' tall by the end of the season

Each glossy green

much closer to the ground in the Taiwan material than the mainland Chinese plants we've grown

bell-shaped flowers that dangle from the outstretched woody branches

Thanks to Bob Snyder for sharing this deer-resistant hardy lantana he grows in his garden two hours west (colder) of PDN

Antennaria parvifolia Saxifraga but quickly resprouts and willAntennaria parvifolia is a western North American (Canada south to Mexico) native that is the ultimate rock garden groundcover. The 1" tall, tight, silver leaf evergreen mat grows to only 1' in width after 2 years. In spring, the mats are topped with short matchstick like spikes of hairy brown tufts that look nothing like most folks idea of a flower. Little leaf pussytoes has thrived for us in dry, rocky soil in the rock garden, where it's a host