I'm an Erigeron fan as well. In my neck of the woods, they're called 'Dartmoor Daisies' even though I'm pretty sure they're from Mexico originally. I tend to cut mine back in the spring to keep them a bit more compact. Sometimes they look as though they've been killed by freezing winter temperatures, but most often they revive. There are couple of walls in my town which are covered with them. I wish they'd seed themselves in the cobbles in the front of my house- maybe I'll have a hunt for some seed heads and see if I can give them a helping hand.
figrat, if you want to encourage these lovely daisies among your cobbles,help them with a tiny dusting of compost, maybe from an old hanging basket or so, then they will start and you will not have to do anything for them again. Pick a ripe seed head or two from where you may do so, and sprinkle them about where the cobbles are, and you should not have to look for them ever again - hopefully! We all know what plants are like though, the more you want them ............ took me several years to get lily of the valley going, and everyone knows that can be a pest.
Looks like Erigeron. I love it. Which is rather handy as i do seem to have a lot of it. I put bits in tubs and baskets and it seems to tolerate everything the weather can throw at it.
They have Erigeron at Bodnant Gardens in N Wales, growing along stone steps, very pretty. Also saw some this weekend at Dyffrin Gardens, a small bed with low brick wall around it alongside some steps, it was full of it and looked really good.
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Yes, they do originate from Mexico. I always think of them as the Mexican Daisy, as I never remember latin names.
figrat, if you want to encourage these lovely daisies among your cobbles,help them with a tiny dusting of compost, maybe from an old hanging basket or so, then they will start and you will not have to do anything for them again. Pick a ripe seed head or two from where you may do so, and sprinkle them about where the cobbles are, and you should not have to look for them ever again - hopefully! We all know what plants are like though, the more you want them ............ took me several years to get lily of the valley going, and everyone knows that can be a pest.
Looks like Erigeron. I love it. Which is rather handy as i do seem to have a lot of it. I put bits in tubs and baskets and it seems to tolerate everything the weather can throw at it.
I like plants which can soften hard lines, like steps , path edges etc. and erigeron is ideal for that.
I'd love to have some of these - should I buy seed and plant it now or wait and buy it next spring?
I got mine from a lady that had it in her garden, even cheaper. Maybe you can have a walk round and see if anyone has it in their garden