General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 4-6 inches (to 16 inches when including bloom spikes)
Plant Spread: 18-24 inches, over time may reach a spread of 48 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Lavender
White
Other: White with tinge of lavender-pink and yellow eye.
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Division

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Common names
  • Fleabane
  • Robin's Plantain

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Location: j c raulston arboretum, ncsu,  raleigh, north carolina
Date: 2021-04-20

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