Earlier this year I discovered Erigeron glaucus at Cole Valley Hardware, aka Seaside Daisy, and was delighted to bring home one of our coastal locals, a sturdy creeping perennial native to the California coastline north into coastal Oregon.
On Gardenside Drive, where winds whip in the fog during a typical gloomy June day, my seaside daisies thrive in a window box as contained groundcover, allowing spillage over the deck — as on a seacoast hill. Deadheading encourages plants to bloom from spring through summer and fall. Seasonal juncos eat their seeds in winter.
With a long flowering season, Erigeron glaucus is at home on Twin Peaks amidst a mix of sun, wind, and fog. I appreciate the endurance of this abundant lavender-pink native with low water needs attractive to butterflies. Bumblebees flirt with their large yellow centers.