Botanical Name: Erigeron glaucus ‘Wayne Roderick’
Common Name: Beach aster, Seaside daisy
Type of Plant: dicot: perennial
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape low, sprawling, cushion-shaped plant with a dense structure; foliage forms tight rosettes topped by lavender daisy flowers
Height to 8"
Spread to 18"
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun to partial shade
Soil tolerates most any soil; prefers good drainage
Hardiness Hardy – Zones 4-6, 15-17, 22-24
 
Morphology:
Leaves spatulate, to 3" long with long winged petioles; arranged in terminal rosettes at the ends of short branches
Flowers head inflorescences, to 1-1/2" across, lavender color with yellow centers; blooms throughout the year
Fruit tiny achenes;
 
Propagation:
herbaceous cuttings
 
Usage:
groundcover in beds, also used trailing from hanging baskets; good groundcover in seaside and cottage gardens invasive; blends well into many garden styles and themes; not invasive
 
Landscape Care:
takes average watering Watering
Fertilizing none needed
Pruning very little needed; dead-head as needed
Pests/Diseases root rot where drainage is poor
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Coastal California and Oregon
Family: Asteraceae

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