Known to be toxic - Toxic to mammals if ingested.
Erigeron strigosus
Rough or Daisy fleabane
*Vergerette rude
Obsolete Names
- prairie fleabane
- rough daisy fleabane
- rough-stemmed fleabane
- whitetop fleabane
- érigéron hispide
- vergerette hispide
- vergerette maigre
No seeds available for this plant.
We are not accepting seeds for this plant at the moment.
Bloom colour: White
Bloom period: June - September
Max Height: 3.0 feet
Max Width: 2.0 feet
Light condition:
More than 6 hours of direct sun a day
More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Soil conditions:
Tolerates dry soil condition
Tolerates medium soil condition
More than 6 hours of direct sun a day
More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Tolerates dry soil condition
Tolerates medium soil condition
Lifespan : Annual
Gardener Experience:
Suitable for beginner gardeners
Easy to germinate
Suitable for beginner gardeners
Easy to germinate
Landscape uses:
Suitable for rock gardens
Suitable for shoreline rehabilitation
Suitable for container garden
Suitable for school gardens
Suitable for rock gardens
Suitable for shoreline rehabilitation
Suitable for container garden
Suitable for school gardens
Ecological Benefits:
Butterfly host
Bee host
Butterfly host
Bee host
Tolerates:
Tolerates limestone conditions
Tolerates juglone conditions
Tolerates limestone conditions
Tolerates juglone conditions
Plant Distribution
Native to Ottawa region: Yes
Thrives in Ecozones
- Taiga Shield
- ecozone-Pacific Maritime
- Ecozone-Mixed Wood Plain
- Ecozone-prairies
- Ecozone-Montane Cordillera
- Hudson Plain
- Ecozone-Boreal Shield
- Taiga Plains
- Ecozone-Taiga_Shield
- Ecozone-Boreal_Plains
- Atlantic_Maritime
- Ecozone-Pacific_Maritime
- Ecozone-Prairies
- Ecozone-Hudson_Plain
- Ecozone-Taiga_Plains
Butterflies Supported by Erigeron strigosus
No butterfly data available for this plant.
Bees Supported by Erigeron strigosus
- Megachile inimica
- Megachile pugnata
- Pseudopanurgus aestivalis
Complementary Plants Plants that grow in similar conditions, that bloom at the same time.
- No complementary plants found.
Sowing Information
- Sowing depth: Surface sow
- Sow anytime
- Stratification duration: 0 days
- Self-seeding
Harvesting Information
- Harvesting indicator: Seeds have become fluffy and can be easily removed by shaking on gently pulling off from stem
- Harvesting mean: Shake seed head in paper bag
- Seed Viability Test: No test needed before donating
- Packaging Measure: 1 rounded 1/32 teaspoon
- Seed Storage: Air Dry in paper bag or open container, for a few days until crisp, shaking seeds to move them once in a while to prevent molding
- On Cultivar: No, you can donate without knowing the source as there are only straight species