Erigeron Wayne Roderick

Description

Erigeron ‘Wayne Roderick’ – seaside daisy

Botanical name: Erigeron glaucus ‘Wayne Roderick’ (also sold as ‘Sea Breeze’)
Common names: Seaside daisy, beach aster
Family: Asteraceae (daisy family)
Plant type: Herbaceous perennial
Habit: Low, spreading, mound-forming
Pot size: 2–3 litre pot
Eventual size: Approx. 30–40cm tall × 45cm spread
Foliage: Spoon-shaped, greyish-green leaves; semi-evergreen
Flowers: Large, lavender-blue daisy flowers with bright yellow centres over a long season from early summer (May–August)
Scent: Not notably scented
Aspect / light: Full sun
Soil: Well-drained; poor, sandy; drought- and salt-tolerant; dislikes wet; any pH
Hardiness: RHS H5 (hardy, to about −15°C); USDA zones 5–9
Exposure: Open, sunny; excellent coastal
Native range: Species native to the west coast of North America
Toxicity / pet & child safety: Generally considered non-toxic to people and pets

Erigeron ‘Wayne Roderick’ is a tough, long-flowering seaside daisy with large lavender-blue, yellow-centred daisies over a long season. Superb, drought- and salt-tolerant colour for sunny borders and coastal gardens.

GardenAdvice notes

A tough and generous seaside daisy, ‘Wayne Roderick’ produces a long succession of pretty lavender-blue daisies with bright yellow centres over a compact mound of greyish foliage, flowering for months from early summer. Drought- and salt-tolerant, thriving on poor, sandy soils, it is superb for hot, dry, sunny borders, gravel and, especially, coastal gardens, and is much loved by bees and butterflies.

Growing & planting

Plant in well-drained soil in full sun — it thrives on poor, sandy, dry soils and tolerates salt winds, making it ideal for coastal gardens; it dislikes wet, heavy ground. Space about 40cm apart. Water only while establishing.

Care & maintenance

Low-maintenance. Deadhead or shear over after the main flush to keep it tidy and prolong the long flowering season. Cut back old growth in late winter. Water only in prolonged drought; thereafter it is very drought-tolerant. Divide congested clumps in spring.

Propagation

• Division: Lift and divide established clumps in spring, as growth begins.
• Cuttings: Take softwood cuttings in spring or early summer.

Pests & diseases

Generally trouble-free in a sunny, well-drained spot. Its main enemy is wet, heavy soil. Otherwise tough and reliable, especially near the coast.

Uses in the garden

Superb in hot, dry, sunny and gravel borders, on sunny banks, in coastal gardens and containers, and for edging, where its long season of lavender-blue daisies brings colour and attracts pollinators.

Wildlife value

The long succession of daisy flowers is very attractive to bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects through summer.

Toxicity & safety

Seaside daisy is generally regarded as non-toxic to people and pets.

GardenAdvice tip

‘Wayne Roderick’ is a brilliant, tough, long-flowering daisy for a hot, dry, sunny spot — and it’s superb by the coast, shrugging off salt winds that trouble many plants. It flowers for months if you shear it over after the main flush; give it sharp drainage and full sun, and it will hum with bees and butterflies all summer.

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