Plant type

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• Borderline Posts: 4,700

  June 2019

  They are Erigeron Glaucus. Reasonably hardy outside, but need very free draining soil in full sun. 

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• Daithi29 Posts: 71

  June 2019

  Great, thank you for confirming Borderline. Will definitely try and incorporate them next season 👍😁

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• Papi Jo Posts: 4,254

  June 2019 edited June 2019

  I confirm the ID, Erigeron glaucus / seaside fleabane
  

  I've got them in the garden, and also its more common cousin Erigeron karvinskianus / Mexican fleabane. Here's a photo I recently posted on the Insects of the day thread, showing a small butterfly sucking the nectar of my Erigeron glaucus flowers. Actually, the colours are not quite right, that erigeron is more pinkish than mauve.
  

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• Daithi29 Posts: 71

  June 2019

  Thanks a mil for confirming Papi Jo. Are they just grown from seed or can they be cultivated at any stage?

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• Papi Jo Posts: 4,254

  June 2019

  Erigeron karvinskianus / Mexican fleabane self-seeds easily. I don't know about Erigeron glaucus / seaside fleabane, I bought mine as plugs, but they are vigorous. 
  

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• dappledshade Posts: 1,017

  June 2019

  Papi Jo said:

  I confirm the ID, Erigeron glaucus / seaside fleabane
  

  I've got them in the garden, and also its more common cousin Erigeron karvinskianus / Mexican fleabane. Here's a photo I recently posted on the Insects of the day thread, showing a small butterfly sucking the nectar of my Erigeron glaucus flowers. Actually, the colours are not quite right, that erigeron is more pinkish than mauve.
  

  Amazing photo and plant! What is that beautiful insect?
  

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• Papi Jo Posts: 4,254

  June 2019

  @dappledshade Thanks, it's a butterfly, six-spot burnet (Zygaena filipendulae) .

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