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Robin's Plantain

Erigeron pulchellus

Robin's plantain is a soft-hairy eastern woodland perennial that spreads by runners into patches topped with large lavender-and-yellow daisies in spring, an easy native groundcover for part shade.

Family

Asteraceae

Type

wildflower

Lifespan

perennial

Height

1.5–2 ft

Spacing

1.5–2 ft apart

Light

part shade

Soil moisture

moist

Soil pH

neutral

Bloom

April, May, June

Bloom colors

white, yellow, blue, purple

Wildlife value

butterflies

Landscape uses

groundcover, naturalizing

Native states

AL, AR, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV