Erigeron Species, Canadian Horseweed, Fleabane, Hogweed

I kind of like this plant. It's a little weedy, but it outcompetes non-native invasives, it's easy to pull, and when I decide to leave it...Read More somewhere to flower, the evening light and morning dew are pretty on the flower heads in the late summer and early fall. It has a fragile look in my native garden that complements the grasses, JoePye Weed and other native plants. It also seems to seed less readily in the lawn than in the garden, which for me as a native gardener is a plus. In my hard clay NC soil, it doesn't really create too many seedlings to manage.

Next to sandspurs, my second most hated weed. Do not pull with bare hands! The stem and leaf hairs are spines that embed in your skin and...Read More are almost impossible to see.

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I pull this plant out by the bushel full every year... it just keeps coming back. Only good thing is, it's easy to pull out, even in my ...Read Morerock hard soil.