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Erigeron pulchellus, the Robin's plantain, poor Robin's plantain, blue spring daisy or hairy fleabane, is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is widespread across much of the United States and Canada from Québec and Ontario south as far as eastern Texas and the Florida Panhandle. E. pulchellus is a perennial herb up to 60 cm (2 feet) tall, spreading by means of underground rhizomes. It produces 1-9 flower heads per stem, each head containing sometimes as many as 100 white, pink, pale blue, or pale purple ray florets surrounding many yellow disc florets. It is native to North America, Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware and other regions. Plant out after last frost in fertile, well-drained soil.

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Plant details

Erigeron pulchellus size, habit and characteristics

Plant type

Herbaceous Perennial

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