Fleabane
Erigeron species. ASTERACEAE. (COMPOSITAE).
Planting and Growing Fleabane
You’ll find everything you need to know to plant and grow fleabane in the accompanying table’s tabs:
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- Flowers, foliage, and root structure of fleabane
- Plant hardiness and growing conditions for fleabane
- Season of bloom and planting time for fleabane
- When, how deep, and where to plant fleabane
- How to plant fleabane
- Watering, fertilizing, care, and pests or diseases of fleabane
- Landscape and container uses of fleabane
- Comments about fleabane and its features
Growing Fleabane
Nearly 200 species of branching, bushy, upright, deciduous, annual, biennial, but mostly perennial herbs, to 2 ft. (60 cm) tall. Alternate, blue green, green, yellow green, narrow, lance-shaped, pointed leaves, 2–4 in. (50–100 mm) long.
Oregon fleabane, Erigeron speciosus, is among the most commonly cultivated of the many fleabane species.
Planting and Care Guide
Blooms
Showy, pink, purple, white, yellow, asterlike, single or semi-double flowers, 1‑1/2–2-in. (38–50-mm) wide, with threadlike petals and yellow centers, often in branching clusters, in spring–autumn.
Best Climates
Hardy. Zones 3–10.
Soil Type and Fertility
Moist, well-drained, sandy soil. Fertility: Average–low. 6.5–7.5 pH.
Where and How to Plant
Earlymidspring in full sun to partial shade, 18 in. (45 cm) apart.
Proper Care
Easy. Keep moist until established; allow soil surface to dry between waterings. Drought tolerant. Fertilize annually in spring. Deadhead spent flowers to prolong bloom. Propagate by cuttings, division, seed.
About This Plant
Good choice for beds, borders, edgings, fencelines in meadow, natural, rock, seaside, wildlife, woodland gardens. Attracts butterflies. Heat tolerant. Pest and disease resistant.