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| Category: Perennial |
| Family: Asteraceae (Sunflowers) |
| Origin: California (U.S.A.) |
| California Native (Plant List): Yes |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: Lavender |
| Bloomtime: Spring/Summer |
| Synonyms: [Erigeron glaucus 'Arthur Menzies Seedling'] |
| Parentage: (E. glaucus Arthur Menzies seedling) |
| Height: <1 foot |
| Width: 1-2 feet |
| Exposure: Cool Sun/Light Shade |
| Seaside: Yes |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 0-10° F |
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Erigeron glaucus 'Bountiful' (Seaside Daisy) - An evergreen perennial that forms clumps 6-10 inch tall by 2 feet wide with gray-green foliage and 3 inch wide lavender daisies with chartreuse to yellow centers from spring to fall. Plant in a location that receives full sun to light shade along the coast or light shade in warmer inland locations. Fairly drought tolerant but looks more robust with occasional irrigation. It is hardy to at least 10 F. Tolerates coastal conditions. When plants get lanky, cut back to 1 to 2 inches of stem in late fall. This selection made by Bart O'Brien at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden in Claremont, California. 'Bountiful' is a noted improvement over other Erigeron glaucus cultivars with compact growth and very large lavender flowers. Sold for several years at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Gardens as Erigeron glaucus 'Arthur Menzies Seedling'. As noted in Carol Bornstein, Dave Fross and Bart O'Brien's California Native Plants for the Garden "Seaside daisy performs best in coastal gardens and works well in mixed borders, meadows, or containers. In richer soils it looks better and blooms more profusely than it will in sandy or rocky soils. In inland gardens plants in full sun flower spectacularly throughout spring but often burn to a crisp during summer … individual seaside daisy plants have a useful garden life span of two to seven years."
The information displayed on this page about Erigeron glaucus 'Bountiful' is based on the research we have conducted about it in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about this plant as it grows in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant have performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we have received from others and welcome hearing from anyone with information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information that will aid others to better grow it.
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