Erigeron karvinskianus
Mexican Daisy, Babies¹ Tears
Erigeron karvinskianus
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the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne.
Plant Type:Evergreen sprawling perennial
Maximum Height:0.15m
Soil Type:Most soil types
Position:Full sun
Climatic Zone:Southern Australia
Propagation:Cuttings and division, spring
Flowers:White daisy flowers, spring and summer

    "I think that's the wonderful part about gardening, the fact that there are so many plants that will grow in the most impossible places. I don't mean impossible ones either, but really attractive ones. Take baby's tears for instance (Erigeron mucronatus). Yes it certainly takes possession...one man said that he bought a plant for a shilling and now he has a thousand pounds worth! But that's what we want it to do in some spots. It's better than dust, at any rate."

    "Letters to Garden Lovers", Australian Home Beautiful, December 1941.

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