Spreading Fleabane

Erigeron divergens

native · Central Texas

Spreading Fleabane is a wildflower native to Central Texas that grows 2 ft tall. It wants full sun or part shade. Blooms pink, yellow and purple in Mar–Nov.

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The facts

3 sources

Type: Wildflower
Sun: Full sun to part shade (3–6 hrs of direct sun)
Height: About 2 ft
Bloom: Mar–Nov · pink, yellow, purple

Where it grows

1 occurrence record 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.

also grows from seed It starts readily from seed, so a packet from a native-seed supplier, or seed collected with permission, is often the easiest way to get a plant no nursery pots.