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False fleabane

Pulicaria

Also called Fleabane, Fleabanes

False fleabane
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0

Pulicaria is a genus of daisy-family (Asteraceae) herbs native to Europe, Asia and Africa, with yellow daisy-like flowers; the common name false fleabane is used in North America. Commonly grown members are hardy, sun-loving garden perennials, and care varies by species.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply, then let the soil dry out between waterings; avoid soggy roots.
Soil
Well-drained, average to sandy or gritty soil.
Temperature
Typically hardy in cool to warm climates; protect from prolonged frost in colder zones.
How easy
Easy

About

Pulicaria is a genus of flowering plant in the sunflower family, native to Europe, Asia, and Africa. In North America Pulicaria is known by the common name false fleabane.

Pulicaria species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of June 2022:

Other Pulicaria plants

Spanish false fleabane

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pulicaria 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.

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