How to Grow and Care for Fleabanes

Erigeron philadelphicus, colloquially known as philadelphia fleabane and fleabane daisy, is a herbaceous biennial or perennial plant commonly found in meadows, fields, woodlands, and along roadsides all over North America. This is an introduced species in Europe and Asia, and it is considered an invasive species in certain regions of these two continents.

Horseweed is a North American herbaceous annual plant with a hairy stem, numerous pointed leaves, and waxy inflorescence. It has been naturalized in Eurasia and Australia, where it is a common weed in urban and agricultural regions. Horseweed can be used in a survival situation to start a friction fire.

The prairie fleabane is a type of daisy that is native to eastern and central North America. It is possible for one plant to produce as many as 200 flower heads. They have been introduced to Asia and Europe and naturalized there. They are somewhat weedy bud did not cause many problems.

While native to North America, the annual fleabane has been introduced to other places around the world, as well as in 43 states of the United States. It is a popular choice for bees, flies, wasps, and butterflies as a source of nectar, but is invasive and is threatening the native ecosystem where they grow.

Mexican fleabane (Erigeron karvinskianus) is a vigorous, spreading perennial plant growing from woody rhizomes. Mexican fleabane is native to Mexico, Central America, Colombia and Venezuela. This species is often cultivated for its daisy-like flowers, but it is not the true daisy Bellis perennis. Mexican fleabane, however, is closely related to Bellis perennis.