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West Virginia
Robin's-plantain in flower
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Robin's-plantain

Erigeron pulchellus

It grows wild in 17 of West Virginia’s 55 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

Bluestem Goldenrod2.5 ft tallNew Jersey Tea2.5 ft tallCalico Aster3 ft tallNarrowleaf Sundrops1.4 ft tallWild Geranium1.3 ft tallSweet Goldenrod4 ft tallWrinkle-leaf Goldenrod4 ft tallBlack Huckleberry2 ft tall

Facts from the Quercus record for Erigeron pulchellus.