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Erigeron karvinskianus

Also Known As

Santa Barbara Daisy

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 6"-12"
W: 18"-30"

planting zones

7b-12

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Erigeron karvinskianus plant details

Erigeron karvinskianus is a broadleaf deciduous or semi-evergreen perennial with green foliage. In fall and summer white flowers emerge. Attracts bees making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and regular - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Prefers to be dry in summer. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and seaside / salt tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Erigeron karvinskianus

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: asteraceae
Foliage: deciduous or semi-evergreen green
Mature size: 18 IN - 30 IN - wide, 6 IN - 12 IN - tall
Flowers: white blooms in fall and summer
Uses: floriferous

GROWING CONDITIONS for Erigeron karvinskianus

USDA Zones: 7b - 12
Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
Watering frequency: regular - low
Resistant to: deer and rabbit, heat and seaside / salt
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Softly mounding perennial to 8" tall and about 2' wide with copious amounts of small white daisies over a very long summer > fall season! It will tumble and cascade a bit with its lax stems. Great filler, edge or low accent – full sun, well drained soils; drought tolerant, deer resistant and easy to grow. Cut them to the ground any time they look a little a little bedraggled…they get tired making all those pretty little dancing daisies! Easy.

By: Secret Garden Growers

This plant is a trooper and very useful. It produces endless tiny daisies that are emerge white and mature to shades of pink, rose and red. It will seed itself (reasonably not invasively) into places nobody else would like and then burst into flower from various nooks and crannies. Plant beside your steps, pathways, around your patio or in rock walls or rockeries. From Mexico and Central America.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

(Seaside Daisy) An evergreen, sprawling, perennial ground cover. Small, mid-green, finely haired, elliptical leaves clothe slender, wiry, ground hugging stems. Throughout the year small, delicate, finely petalled, white tinged pink flowers are produced in profusion. An extremely tough plant. Cut back as necessary.

By: Zephs

Graceful, spreading perennial to 3' with dainty flower heads opening white and fading to pink so that multiple shades of color appear simultaneously. A utilitarian and trouble free plant, consider placing it in large containers, rock gardens, hanging baskets or on a dry wall. Drought tolerant. Assertive reseeder in many gardens. Shear hard annually to maintain a fresh appearance. Hardy to 0F. Mexico to Panama.