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Florida
Robin's-plantain in flower
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Robin's-plantain

Erigeron pulchellus

It grows wild in 3 of Florida’s 67 counties.

Light
Part shade to full sun
Soil
Moist soil
Size
1.5 ft to 2 ft tall, 1.8 ft wide
Flowers
Pink and purple
Roots
Spreading rhizomes or runners
Kind
Wildflower
Add to a bedPlan it in a pot

At its grown size

Robin's-plantain, drawn in a bed

in flower

What it feeds

Caterpillars
25 kinds of caterpillars
Bees
74 kinds of native bees
Birds
4 kinds of birds
On its flowers
Ligated furrow bee (Halictus ligatus), Pure green sweat bee (Augochlora pura), Sweat bee (Halictus confusus), Sweat bee (Lasioglossum hitchensi)

Grows well with

New Jersey Tea2.5 ft tallNarrowleaf Sundrops1.4 ft tallBluestem Goldenrod2.5 ft tallCalico Aster3 ft tallSmall's Ragwort2.3 ft tallButterfly Milkweed1.5 ft tallWhorled Milkweed1.8 ft tallWild Strawberry6 in tall

Facts from the Quercus record for Erigeron pulchellus.