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Daisy Fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus )

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A common species in parks, prairie restoration projects, and roadsides, the Daisy Fleabane blooms almost continuously from late spring to mid-fall. The blooms can be white, pink, or even blue depending on the strain of the plant and the conditions it is grown in.

The Daisy Fleabane gets its common name from folklore. Back in the middle ages, before people invented chemical bug sprays, people believed dried fleabane had the power to ward of fleas and other insects. It was also belived that if a mother-to-be planted a Daisy Fleabane, it would turn blue if the baby was a boy and pink if it was a girl.

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