Erigeron karvinskianus AGM

Description

White and pink flowers on mass.

White flowers with young/new flowers starting off pink. Good for self seeding in crevices. Seen a lot in cottage gardens in pathways and walls. This plant will grow happily in most sunny areas but will self seed only in crevices as it prefers germination in cool moist areas. The flowers on these plants can last from March to December.

Flowers: Spring-winter

Hardiness: Hardy

Height: 30cm

Spread: 40cm

Further information:

This plant likes to self seed itself around. A very good cottage garden plant that loves to find new places to grow. Once it is seeding cut back hard to get new growth.

Common Name: Mexican Fleabane / Latin American Fleabane / Australian Daisy / Australian Fleabane

Life Cycle: perennial

Family: Asteraceae

Foliage: elliptic

Basic Colour: ( white )

Flower Colour: white / pink / yellow

Natural Flowering: April – December

Winter Hardiness: Fully Hardy

Height with Flowers: 30cm

Soil Requirements:  average / dry / well-drained / sandy

Soil ph: acidic / alkaline / neutral

Location:  container / border / rock garden / Mediterranean / crevice garden

Usage: ornamental / bee food plant

Pruning: cut back hard in autumn or leave and cut back in March/April to encourage fresh growth

Tolerates: drought tolerant / Bee food plant

Origin: Mexico