Showy fleabane - Erigeron speciosus
Height: 2 - 3’
Plant type: perennial herbaceous flower
Features: thin-leafed, clumping plant with purple flowers and a yellow center (similar to the Douglas aster, but shorter!). Very long bloom time! (June-Oct!)
PPL: no
Light - part to full sun
Soil - moist to dry
Ecological benefits: attracts bees, butterflies, other pollinating insects that need late blooming sources. Caterpillar host plant!
Height: 2 - 3’
Plant type: perennial herbaceous flower
Features: thin-leafed, clumping plant with purple flowers and a yellow center (similar to the Douglas aster, but shorter!). Very long bloom time! (June-Oct!)
PPL: no
Light - part to full sun
Soil - moist to dry
Ecological benefits: attracts bees, butterflies, other pollinating insects that need late blooming sources. Caterpillar host plant!
Height: 2 - 3’
Plant type: perennial herbaceous flower
Features: thin-leafed, clumping plant with purple flowers and a yellow center (similar to the Douglas aster, but shorter!). Very long bloom time! (June-Oct!)
PPL: no
Light - part to full sun
Soil - moist to dry
Ecological benefits: attracts bees, butterflies, other pollinating insects that need late blooming sources. Caterpillar host plant!
