Thunderchild Flowering Crab vs Pearly Everlasting - TreeTime.ca

Thunderchild Flowering Crab vs Pearly Everlasting

Anaphalis margaritacea

Malus x adstringens Thunderchild

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Pearly Everlasting
Thunderchild Flowering Crab

Pearly Everlasting is a native perennial wildflower known for its clusters of white, papery flowers with yellow centres. These long-lasting blooms appear throughout summer, and the silver-grey foliage adds contrast to the landscape. Its nectar supports a variety of pollinators and serves as a host plant for painted lady caterpillars.

Pearly Everlasting is also used in dried flower arrangements. It is well-suited for pollinator gardens, naturalization, ecological restoration, and low-maintenance landscapes.

Thunderchild Flowering Crab is a hybrid crab apple known for its attractive and fragrant dark pink blossoms and deep purple mature leaves.

Tree farmers will find this hybrid appealing as a pollinator for other apples, while home growers will enjoy the red pome's ability to attract flocks of Cedar Waxwings in the early spring.

This species is reportedly resistant to fireblight.

Pearly Everlasting Quick Facts

Thunderchild Flowering Crab Quick Facts

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Zone: 2a
Zone: 3a
Height: 0.6 m (2.0 ft)
Height: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Growth form: upright, clump-forming
Spreading: rhizomes - medium
Suckering: none


Foliage: wooly hairs
Foliage: dark purple leaves
Fall colour: dark red
Flowers: white, papery, with yellow centers
Flowers: dark pink blossoms
Bloom time: summer
Fruit: small red pomes that hang through the winter
Berries: small red pomes that hang through the winter
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, YT, NT, PE
Other Names: western pearly everlasting