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Spreading Fleabane

Erigeron divergens

Spreading fleabane is a soft, much-branched western annual smothered for months in small white-to-lavender daisies, an easy, drought-tolerant pioneer and steady nectar plant for dry, open ground.

Family
Asteraceae
Type
wildflower
Lifespan
annual
Height
0.5–1.5 ft
Spacing
0.5–1 ft apart
Light
sun
Soil moisture
dry
Soil pH
neutral, alkaline
Bloom
March, April, May, June, July, August, September
Bloom colors
white, purple
Wildlife value
pollinators, butterflies
Landscape uses
border, container
Native states
AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, TX, UT, WA, WY