Question: This plant has come up in great abundance in my newly created wildflower meadow. In August 2018 I put in …
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Question
This plant has come up in great abundance in my newly created wildflower meadow. In August 2018 I put in several established plants and in late November spread a variety of wildflower seeds in the area. I cannot identify the plant from your website or from wildflower books. Stalks are 1' to 4' high, sometimes single, sometimes several branching out from a single base. No flowers (yet?). What is it? A "weed" to be pulled out or something that will bloom beautifully if I wait long enough?
Answer
Dear vatuk, these look like very robust plants of Erigeron canadensis (Canada fleabane), a native member of the composite family with small flower heads that have short, white ray flowers around the margin of the flower head.
