April 25, 2025

Blooming everywhere now. Philadelphia Fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus), with blooms perfect for a doll house. Native to North America this Fleabane is found in almost all our states and Canada.

Each bloom has many threadlike ray flowers, or petals, perhaps 150 to 400 that are white and also pink. The yellow center contains disc flowers. Butterflies, bees and moths are the Fleabanes’ pollinators.

The name Fleabane originated long ago because of the inaccurate belief that the dried plant would repel fleas.

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