Abajo fleabane is a short, low perennial daisy from the mountains of the western US, growing on sunny, dry, rocky slopes at high elevation. It needs good drainage and cool conditions, so it is best suited to alpine or rock gardens rather than warm lowland beds.
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry out between waterings; avoid soggy ground.
Soil
Gritty, sharply drained soil or rocky mineral mix.
Temperature
Hardy to cold winters; suits cool summers, and it is not adapted to heat.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SE. Utah and NW. New Mexico
Climate
subalpine or subarctic
About
Erigeron abajoensis, the Abajo fleabane, is a species of Erigeron in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Utah in the western United States, and has been found also in neighboring parts of Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It grows on sunny, dry, rocky slopes generally at elevations of 2,270 to 3,400 meters (7,450 to 11,150 ft).
Erigeron abajoensis is a short (5 to 25 cm or 2-10 inches tall) perennial plant. The leaves are narrowly oblanceolate (i.e. with a broad-rounded apex and a tapering base), set with stiff, straight bristles and located at the base of the stem. The flower heads are sometimes produced one at a time, sometimes in groups of 3 or 4. Each head contains as many as 60 blue or pink or white ray florets and many yellow disc florets, all produced in the summer.
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.