Scientific Name
Erigeron spp.
Common Name
Daisy fleabane

Characteristics

Season
summer
Height
12-24 inches
Hardiness
USDA Hardiness Zone 2-8
Flower Color
white, lavender, pink, orange; yellow centers
Soil
well drained to dry soil
Exposure
full sun to partial shade
Propagation
division in fall, cuttings, seed
North Carolina Regions
Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain
Comments
The hybrid fleabanes are beautiful, useful perennials, much more refined than their weedy relatives that grow along roadsides. The small aster-like flowers bloom in summer and sporadically into fall.
Origin
North America, Europe, hybrid origin

Prepared by: orginally by Alice B. Russell, retired Extension Specialist, NC State University
                     maintained and expanded by Erv Evans, Consumer Horticulturist, NC State University

Images: ©Alice B. Russell and Erv Evans

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