Silver Fleabane
Erigeron argentatus
Silver fleabane is a silky, silver-leaved Great Basin perennial with lavender-pink daisies on tidy stems, a compact, drought-proof native for hot, dry rock gardens and gravelly slopes.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.3–1 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- white, pink, yellow, blue, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- AZ, CA, CO, NV, UT
Related native plants
More Erigeron species
- Philadelphia Fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus)
- Seaside Daisy (Erigeron glaucus)
- Robin's Plantain (Erigeron pulchellus)
- Oakleaf Fleabane (Erigeron quercifolius)
- Cutleaf Daisy (Erigeron compositus)
- Aspen Fleabane (Erigeron speciosus)