Fleabane: Identification and Fun Facts 

There is a patch of this in my flowerbed in Houston, Texas. I looked it up on the "Look up Plant" on the picture on my phone and then, on the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower website. Erigeron Philadelphicus. I was happy to see that it is good for native bees and the Northern Metalmark butterfly. The tea from the flowers and leaves looks intriguing.

Fleabane is one of my favourite wildflowers. I enjoy looking at when I’m walking in the wild. Now I will have to try a cup of tea. Thank you for the information.❤️🇨🇦

Thank you dear lady for once again hitting on an herb that I have on my property. I had heard that Fleebane repels ticks which are in abundant here in Ma. so I allow them to grow all around my garden. Now I plan on making some tasty tea from them. Thank you!

U of Waterloo did an extensive study on Aster a while back. From my novice perspective/understanding: In SW Ontario, it looks as if the Small White Aster is just now blooming. Aside from the different growing season, the SWA exhibits a leaf structure that is far more dense, with narrower leaflets, than the Canada and Philadelphia fleabanes. Whichever name we use, the SWA also blooms almost precisely with Canada Goldenrod and New England Aster. Oh, peppermint, pine, numerous other oils repel mosquitos...ty, your vids are the best!🙌🙂👑

Going to make tea soon. I have some drying, thanks.

Wow I wow wow. I was so curious about all this plant on my property. Not I see why. I can use it now. Thanks

I can't believe I ran across this video!!! Just the other day I was researching this exact plant in my yard to find out what it is before I yanked it out of my yard. Glad I didn't. Now I need to find what the yellow tall plants are that looks like a daisy is. It grows with my fleabane.

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I enjoy your videos. I just ordered Native American Ethnobotany on Amazon!

The flowers remind me of chamomile. I don't know if i have seen this in my weedy yard. I have a lot of what i believe to be feverfew and of course Queen Anne's Lace. Love learning about all our wonderful plants.

I live in the heavily agricultural region of Northwest Arkansas. This stuff covers neglected pasturelands all over our state. It seems to thrive on well composted bovine deposits. It emits the not too unpleasant odor of pyrethrin, and in the old days was strewn over floors inside farmhouses to discourage insect pests.

I dried a lot of fleabane again this year because they grow big in my yard and someone else wants them pulled anyway. There's such variety and abundance even just in my own yard the current limitations are processing time and space. That said, how many people get months of nutritious, delicious food prepped for free?

First time seeing one of your videos. Enjoyed it very much. Any info on SE GA?

I just learned the name of this plant today. I'm in Pennsylvania and we have a lot of pink, but I've also seen the lavendar colored and wondered if it was the same plant. (Different from the deep purple of asters.)

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Wonderful video fellow S.O. I am wondering does the book help I'd plants with pictures? Houseboat Grandma here in South Louisiana bayou country 🌷 Please and Thank You 💪😁✌🧚‍♀️

Can you please link the book if possible?

I know this may seem like a dumb question, but how do you make the tea? Like how many leaves/flowers to water? How long does it need to steep? Any special tips? Not sure what it should taste like. I live in iowa and ive seen these in my yard, but I think my husband cutnthem down thinking they were just weeds. 🙄

PictureThis app calls it Philadelphia fleasbane. The pink and purple can be so pretty.

Some of the stuff we have here looks like some of that.

We have yellow flower fleabane here in the UK - Pulicaria dysenterica 😊🌿❌❌

I have dogbane growing in my yard

Oh no. I just remembered that I saw the poisonous plant in my back yard that looks like Queen Anne’s lace. Now I forget the name. I better go cut it down carefully. Poison hemlock. I got it.

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