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Philadelphia Fleabane

Erigeron philadelphicus

Family:

Aster family - Asteraceae

An aster-like flower that produces a profuse and showy mid-spring to early summer bloom of daisy-like blooms.

Meadow or Grassland garden

Meadow / Grassland garden

Drought tolerant

Drought tolerant

deer resistant

Deer resistant

Details

Emerges 

May

Seed collection

Flowers

June, July, August

pink flowers

Pink

purple flowers

Purple

September

Height

30

-

60

cm

Lifecycle

Perennial, Biennial

Width

-

cm

Habit

Forbs

Herbaceous

Herbaceous

Ecology

Supports

Supports butterflies and moths

Butterflies & Moths

Providing

larval host plant

Larval host plant

Provides pollen source

Pollen source

Philadelphia fleabane blooms prolifically in early summer and re-seeds readily into open ground.

Habitat

Typically found in

slopes / banks, meadows, disturbed areas

In the Garden

Growing Conditions

Moisture

Average conditions

Average

Moist conditions

Moist

Light

Full sun

Full sun

Partial sun

Part sun

Partial shade

Part shade

Soil

Average garden soil

Propagation

Via

Seeds

Seeds

Self-seeding

Self-seeding

Sowing Recommendations

Sow seeds in Spring

Spring planting

High or easy germination

Landscape

Use for:

Pollinator garden

Pollinator garden

Naturalization

Naturalization

Border placement

Border

Growing Tips

To grow fleabane from seed, start in the spring or early fall. Plant your seeds on the surface of the soil in a place with well-draining soil and full sun.

Description

Each flowerhead (to 1" diameter) has 100-150 thread-like densely-packed pale pink to white rays with side by side bracts (not overlapping) and a yellow center disk. Plants typically grow to as much as 30" tall on a single downy stem.

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