Philadelphia Fleabane

Erigeron philadelphicus L.

Aster family

Plant Type

Forb/herb

Life Cycle

Biennial, Perennial

Mature Height

32 inches

Flower Color

White, Pink, Yellow, Purple

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Water

Water Use Medium

Soil

CaCO3 Tolerance Medium

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Host Calephelis borealis, Schinia obscurata

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.