Scientific Name:
Erigeron glaucus
Pronunciation:
ur-IDGE-er-on GLAW-kuss
Common Name:
beach aster, seaside daisy
Family Name:
Asteraceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Moderately dense ground cover; leaves basal, most spatulate, 3-13cm long x 1-3cm wide, purple-white at the base; 80-165 ray floret corollas, commonly pinkish to lavender, 8-15mm long, yellow disk florets numerous and commonly account for about half the head's width.
Habit:
Dense, Spreading
Form:
Oval - horizontal
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Origin:
U.S. - southwest
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Attract butterflies, Cut flower or foliage, Ground cover, Rock garden
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Colour in Summer:
Green, Glaucas leaves
Shapes:
Lanceolate, Obovate, Spatulate
Apices:
Obtuse
Bases:
Decurrent
Margins:
Ciliate, Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Head (capitulum)
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Corolla Shape:
Ligulate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Yellow, Violet, Purple, Pink (mauve ray flowers and yellow (turning brown) disc flowers)
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr, May, Jun, Jul
Fruit Type:
Cypsela (achene + calyx)
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep, Oct
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green
Propagation:
Seed, Division - below ground parts
Pest Susceptibility:
(Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (BUG) BUG garden
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZN) GAZebo North : q. 4
- (NRY) NuRserY
- (ONE) Overpass North side East
- (WLG) WoodLand Garden