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Asteraceae
Bitter daisy
Erigeron acris
Also known as Bitter daisy fleabane, Erigeron, Bitter fleabane, Trimorpha acris
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Wildflower · Daisy · Pollinator · Meadow · Cottage Garden · Asteraceae · Drought Tolerant · Native · Perennial · Fleabane
Bitter daisy is a hardy wildflower native to Eurasia that thrives in well-drained, even poor soils with full sun exposure and minimal watering once established. Its small lavender to pinkish ray flowers are excellent for attracting pollinators to cottage gardens, meadow plantings, and naturalized borders. This low-maintenance plant requires little feeding or fussing and self-seeds readily, naturalizing over time.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 7 hours
- Watering
- Water lightly, allowing soil to dry between waterings; tolerates dry spells · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7.5–8
- Temperature
- -25°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 10 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Altay, Amur, Assam, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Corse, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, France
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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