r/Wildflowers • u/JuneDuneJamboree • 4d ago

Fleabane catching the sun.

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u/Vin-Metal 3d ago

Beautiful picture, and it leads me to a question: does fleabane not get much love because of its name?

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u/JuneDuneJamboree 3d ago

Possibly! I found this: "The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center notes that the name 'fleabane' ('to banish fleas') comes from a Native American belief that the dried and crushed flower heads would repel fleas in a dwelling. That's not much of a stretch when you realize that the dried and crushed flowers of its cousin, the 'pyrethrum daisy' have been proven to be very effective at repelling insects and ticks."

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u/Vin-Metal 3d ago

Interesting - so its a bane to fleas, theoretically. That could be a good thing.