Plains Fleabane
Erigeron modestusnative · Hill Country
Plains Fleabane is a perennial wildflower native to the Texas Hill Country that grows 0.5–1 ft tall and 1 ft wide. It wants full sun and low water. Blooms white and yellow in Feb–Oct. Good for bees and butterflies.
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The facts
4 sources- Type
- Perennial wildflower
- Sun
- Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Low
- Height
- 0.5–1 ft
- Spread
- 1 ft
- Bloom
- Feb–Oct · white, yellow
- Foliage
- Deciduous or dies back in winter
- Soil
- Recorded on calcareous, dry, limestone, rocky
- Wildlife
- Supports bees and butterflies
Where it grows
Recorded in these EPA Level IV ecoregions in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:
Balcones CanyonlandsLlano UpliftEdwards Plateau WoodlandLimestone Cut Plain
761 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).
Can you buy it?
Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.