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Erigeron
karvinskianus * Santa Barbara Daisy, Mexican Daisy |
| Erigeron karvinskianus is native in an
area stretching from Mexico to Venezuela but it grows so well in the Santa
Barbara area that everybody in this area calls it the Santa Barbara Daisy,
others call it Mexican Daisy which is probably more descriptive of its
roots. Erigeron karvinskianus plants that are survivors and near weeds,
albeit pretty ones. This one can be beat back with a stick, laugh at
danger and bloom two weeks later. When the patch gets a little rough around the
edges I mow it back, the new foliage rewards me like the picture below.
Erigeron kavinskianus can seed
and run a bit and if ignored it can start to get the better of me. So long as I keep
my shovel and pruners at the ready this is a great plant for the 'wild garden'.
Erigeron karvinskianus is a nectar source for the Painted
Lady Butterfly and is a great addition to the butterfly
garden.
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