Sweet Everlasting

aka Rabbit Tobacco

Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium

Native to: All of New England

Life cycle: Annual

Light: Full Sun

Soil Moisture: Medium-Dry to Dry

Height: 2’
Spacing: 12-18"

Blooms: Jul-Sep
Bloom Color: White

Natural Habitat: Human-disturbed or -maintained habitats, meadows and fields

Benefits: Deer/Rabbit Resistant, Fragrant

“Sweet Everlasting, also known as Rabbit Tobacco, is silvery green due to the appressed hairs that cover its surface. The white flowers are clustered in quarter inch buds with many overlapping bracts. The tips of these buds are usually yellow or brownish. The bracts will eventually spread out and fall off when the seed ripens. Sweet Everlasting’s fruit has a tuff of light brown hairs that will allow it to be carried off by the wind. The plant also gives off a wonderful maple syrup smell, making it a nice addition to any garden.”

– Prairie Moon Nursery

“Blunt-leaved rabbit-tobacco, also sometimes called fragrant cudweed or fragrant everlasting, has a maple-like odor when dried. Native Americans used it for treating colds, coughs, muscle cramps, sore throats, and fevers.”

– Go Botany