Erigeron karvinskianus Profusion Seeds - Mexican Daisy

Erigeron karvinskianus 'Profusion' is a small, perennial daisy with a golden yellow central disc and white petals that turn deep pink as they age. It flowers profusely from May until the first frosts. Charming in rock gardens, containers, alongside paths or spilling out of the cracks in stone walls.

Erigeron karvinskianus, commonly known as Mexican daisy or Fleabane, is a herbaceous annual belonging to the Asteraceae family. It is native to the open plains and mountainous regions of North America and Mexico. It forms well-branched, very bushy clumps that grow to a height of about 20 cm. The deciduous, deep green foliage is low-growing. From May to October, an abundance of 1 cm flower heads appear on erect stems. They look like asters but have thinner, shorter petals (technically, ray flowers) that start out white and gradually turn pink to deep purple. One plant can simultaneously bear different-coloured blooms.

Erigeron is not very demanding and adapts to all types of soil, even limestone. It prefers drier soils in the summer rather than waterlogged soils, and is only truly happy when grown in full sun. It is very cold hardy, withstanding temperatures as low as -15°C. It naturalises easily, even in the most unlikely of places, spilling out of tiny gaps or crevices between paving stones and walls. It is perfect to decorate south-facing rock gardens, low retaining walls or a sunny slopes alongside red Valerian, Erigeron 'Dunkelste Aller' or deep blue Aster dumosus 'Augenweide'. Its small blooms are loved by honey-producing insects and butterflies. They are also very popular as a cut flowers in wild bouquets.