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Mexican Fleabane in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Erigeron karvinskianus

 

Mexican Fleabane

Erigeron are mainly a genus of perennial daisies with grey/green leaves and flowerheads up to 7cm across, with yellow centres and colourful ray florets. They grow mainly to 25cm tall making them suitable for a sunny border or rock garden. Erigeron karvinskianus is a hardy perennial, sometimes commonly called the wall daisy. From late spring it produces dainty white flowers which gradually turn pink and eventually purple. Blooms through to early autumn.

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plant Features
  • Mexican Fleabane likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Mexican Fleabane likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Mexican Fleabane is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Mexican Fleabane likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Mexican Fleabane

Latin name

Erigeron karvinskianus

type

Perennial

family

Asteraceae

ph

6.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Mexican Fleabane likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Mexican Fleabane is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Mexican Fleabane likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Mexican Fleabane likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Mexican Fleabane is 0.40meters x 0.15meters 0.40 M 0.15 M

Erigeron karvinskianus

Erigeron are mainly a genus of perennial daisies with grey/green leaves and flowerheads up to 7cm across, with yellow centres and colourful ray florets. They grow mainly to 25cm tall making them suitable for a sunny border or rock garden. Erigeron karvinskianus is a hardy perennial, sometimes commonly called the wall daisy. From late spring it produces dainty white flowers which gradually turn pink and eventually purple. Blooms through to early autumn.


Planting

From Late Autumn TO Early Spring

Plant in a well drained, but moist and fertile soil in a sunny position in autumn or in spring. Some twiggy staking may be necessary to support the stems.

 
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