Erigeron karvinskianus

Santa Barbara Daisy, Mexican Fleabane

Deciduous Groundcover, Perennial

"Santa Barbara Daisy or Mexican Fleabane. You choose. Either way its a great long long blooming perennial that thrives in our climate with good drainage. Masses of 3/4″ wide daisy flowers that open pink and then change to pure white. All the stages of color are present at once making it much more interesting. The fine, almost hazy texture that the daisies produce lightens borders, rock gardens and even containers. To 8″ tall x 2′ wide in a season. Rich, WELL DRAINED soil with light, regular summer irrigation. The more well drained the site the hardier to cold..that's why you often see it growing in walls or rock gardens. Its a fantastic long blooming carefree container plant as well. Completely winter deciduous. It also seeds around lightly. Very pretty, airy perennial native to Mexico. Full sun." —Courtesy Xera Plants

Growing Conditions

Zone: 7, 8, 9, 10

Exposure: Full Sun, Afternoon Sun, Reflected Heat

Water Needs: Drought-tolerant, Low, Low Water / No Water

Soil: Well-drained

Description

Size: 6 - 10 tall x 18 - 24 wide
Shape / Form: Low and Spreading
Foliage Texture: Fine
Foliage Quality: Fine

Features: Attracts Bees, Drought-tolerant / Water wise, Flowers, Long Blooming, Low Maintenance

Foliage Color: Green

Flower Color: Pink, White
Bloom Season: Spring, Summer, Fall, Until Killing Frost
Flower Shape: Daisy / Composite


Uses and Applications

Landscape Uses: Matrix, Attracts Pollinators, Beds and Borders, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Habitat, Hell Strip, Massed, Mixed Border, Naturalize, Rock Garden
Special Situations: Low Water / No Water, Reflected Heat
Wildlife: Bees, Beneficial Insects, Pollinators

More Design Considerations

Season of Interest: Spring, Summer, Fall, Until Killing Frost
Position / Role: front of border, ground hugger, continuity creator, matrix / mingler
Plant Behavior: Re-seeds in some conditions

Care and Maintenance

Maintenance Level: low

Plant Combos