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Erigeron aureus
Also called Golden Daisy, Golden Fleabane
Alpine yellow fleabane is a tiny, short-lived perennial daisy from the mountains of western North America, with large yellow flower heads in summer. It needs full sun and very sharp drainage, so it suits rock gardens and walls.
Erigeron aureus, the Alpine yellow fleabane, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the Cascades and Rocky Mountains of northwestern North America (Alberta, British Columbia, Washington). The specific epithet aureus means "golden yellow".
Erigeron aureus is suitable for cultivation in a rockery, wall or similar sunny, well-drained site.
In the UK it thrives in the warmer western and southern coastal areas, though it is listed as hardy down to −10 °C (14 °F). The cultivar 'Canary Bird', longer-lived than wild populations of the species, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Erigeron aureus is native to the Cascades and Rocky Mountains of northwestern North America (Alberta, British Columbia, Washington). It grows in high mountains on exposed ridges and rocky slopes and in rock crevices.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Erigeron aureus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
