Erigeron karvinskianus Stallone

Description

Erigeron karvinskianus ‘Stallone’ – Mexican fleabane

Botanical name: Erigeron karvinskianus ‘Stallone’
Common names: Mexican fleabane, Spanish daisy
Family: Asteraceae (daisy family)
Plant type: Herbaceous perennial
Habit: Low, spreading, mound- and mat-forming
Pot size: 2–3 litre pot
Eventual size: Approx. 15–20cm tall × 45cm spread
Foliage: Small, narrow green leaves; semi-evergreen
Flowers: Masses of tiny daisy flowers opening white and ageing through pink to reddish, giving a two-tone effect, over a very long season (May–October)
Scent: Not notably scented
Aspect / light: Full sun
Soil: Well-drained; poor, dry; drought-tolerant; dislikes wet; any pH
Hardiness: RHS H4 (hardy, to about −10°C); best with sharp drainage; USDA zones 7–9
Exposure: Open, sunny; drought-tolerant
Native range: Species native to Mexico and Central America
Toxicity / pet & child safety: Generally considered non-toxic to people and pets

Erigeron karvinskianus ‘Stallone’ is a charming, long-flowering fleabane smothered in tiny white-and-pink daisies from late spring to autumn. Superb, drought-tolerant colour for walls, paving, gravel and edging.

GardenAdvice notes

One of the most charming and generous of all plants, Mexican fleabane is smothered from late spring right through to autumn in masses of tiny daisies that open white and age to pink, giving a pretty two-tone effect. It self-seeds happily into walls, paving cracks and gravel, softening hard edges with a haze of flower, and is wonderfully tough and drought-tolerant. ‘Stallone’ is a neat, uniform, compact selection.

Growing & planting

Plant in well-drained soil in full sun — it thrives on poor, dry sites and is superb in walls, paving, gravel and at the front of borders. It dislikes wet, heavy ground. Space about 40cm apart. Water only while establishing.

Care & maintenance

Very low-maintenance. Shear it over after the main flush, or in late winter, to keep it neat and encourage fresh growth and more flowers. It self-seeds freely into walls and paving, which is usually welcome, but pull out unwanted seedlings. Water only in prolonged drought. It can be short-lived, but self-seeds to persist.

Propagation

• Seed: Self-seeds very freely; can be raised from seed.
• Division: Lift and divide established clumps in spring, as growth begins.

Pests & diseases

Generally trouble-free in a sunny, well-drained spot. Its main enemy is wet, heavy soil. It self-seeds prolifically, which is usually a virtue. Otherwise easy and reliable.

Uses in the garden

Superb tumbling from walls and raised beds, colonising paving and gravel, softening steps and edges, and at the front of sunny borders, where its long haze of white-and-pink daisies brings months of charm.

Wildlife value

The long succession of daisy flowers is attractive to bees, hoverflies and other pollinating insects from late spring to autumn.

Toxicity & safety

Mexican fleabane is generally regarded as non-toxic to people and pets.

GardenAdvice tip

Mexican fleabane is one of the most charming, hard-working plants you can grow — a haze of white-and-pink daisies from late spring right into autumn, tumbling out of walls, paving and gravel with almost no care. It self-seeds happily into cracks and crevices, which is usually a joy rather than a nuisance; just shear it over after the main flush to keep it fresh and flowering.

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