• Scientific name: Erigeron speciosus
• Also known as: Aspen fleabane, garden fleabane
• Ideal planting time: Sow in spring after last frost or in fall for following year
• Blooms: Summer to fall
• Light: Full sun
• Perennial
• Size/color: Purple, aster-like flowers on a woody base, usually 1-2 feet tall
• Seed supplier: Northwest Meadowscapes

Growing & Seed Saving Tips

Wildflowers should be planted on loose, bare soil that has been well cleared of weeds and debris. Press gently into bare soil and keep damp until seeds germinate and for several weeks after. Plant after last frost in spring or six weeks or so before the first frost in fall for flowers the following year. Deadheading this plant can encourage repeat flowering.

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