ERIGERON FILLIFOLIUS, Threadleaf Fleabane 10 cubic inch plug

Description

Yellow-centered white, pink or blue blooms May-June sit atop thin stems with very fine, thread-like leaves.  Commonly found in the wild growing with Sagebrush, well suited for a dry prairie scenario or rock garden.  Native Americans drank a concoction of tea from the Threadleaf Fleabane for general illness, backache and cracked bones.  Leaves were chewed for a sore throat, spit on wounds or toasted and/or mashed to be used as a salve for pain and swelling.  Toasted leaves, stems and sap mixed with grease was also used for numerous ailments.

• Full sun
• Well-drained soil
• Deer Resistant:  no
• Evergreen:  no