Annual fleabane (Erigeron annuus), is often found growing along roadsides and in fields across the country. Annual fleabane (sometimes called Common fleabane) is hardy in zones 3-8 and features 1-inch flowers with a yellow central disk and petals in hues of white, pink, and purple. Sun lover fleabane is a dependable daisy that will add fairy-like flowers to the front of a border.

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Keep this perennial happy with well-drained soil, room to spread, and companion cottage garden plants such as lady's mantle and lamb's ear. See more tips for care from the editors of Gardenista. Superstition led to the common name fleabane. It was believed that dried clusters of this plant could rid your home of fleas.

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The hybrid fleabanes are beautiful, much more refined than their weedy relatives that grow along roadsides. The daisy-like flowers bloom in summer and sporadically into fall. Erigeron–commonly called fleabane–is a low-growing, somewhat bushy North American native that bears flowers that looks like small asters. Erigeron is easy to grow in nearly all well-drained soils. Fleabane is an easy-care plant that boasts showy spring flowers.

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Large foliage has a gray-green hue and remains at a basal level to provide a nice contrast to the daisy-like flowers that stand above the greenery. The petals are a very light and subdued shade of lavender and surround a yellow eye. CU Boulder News & Events: Trailing fleabane looks delicate, but it flowered through a drought A lot of tiny, white wildflowers blooming away from our manicured lawns probably will go unnoticed. They might surprise you if you take time to check them out. While I have been gallivanting about in ... BILBAO Fleabane, a member of the daisy family, is still in flower.

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