Robin's Plantain
Erigeron pulchellus
Robin's plantain is a soft-hairy eastern woodland perennial that spreads by runners into patches topped with large lavender-and-yellow daisies in spring, an easy native groundcover for part shade.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5–2 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- purple, pink, white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border, container, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV