Philadelphia Fleabane
Erigeron philadelphicus
Philadelphia fleabane is a widespread native perennial with many small pink-rayed daisies in spring, an easy, adaptable wildflower for sunny to part-shaded moist meadows and an early pollinator favorite.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–2.5 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- April, May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- pink, white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, songbirds
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AL, AR, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV