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Asteraceae
Mexican Fleabane
Erigeron karvinskianus
cheerfulness and resilience.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Erigeron
- Native to
- Mexico, Central America
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer, Fall
- Type
- herbaceous perennial
- Height
- 15-30 cm
- Sunlight
- full sun to partial shade
- Soil
- well-drained, sandy
- Water
- low to moderate
- Hardiness
- 5-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The flowers open white and gradually turn pink as they age, creating a two-tone effect across the plant.
- It self-seeds prolifically and can colonize cracks in walls, steps, and pavements with ease.
- Despite being native to Mexico, it has naturalized across Mediterranean Europe and is now a beloved cottage garden plant.
- A single plant can produce hundreds of tiny daisy-like flowers throughout the growing season.
- It was named after Wilhelm Friedrich von Karwinsky, a 19th-century German botanist who explored Mexico.
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