Mexican fleabane 'Profusion'
Erigeron karvinskianus 'Profusion'
A small pot of wiry stems that Kirsty brought back from Barnsdale, catalogued late. The daisies open white and turn pink as they age, so it carries both at once.
Planted out in October 2026 along the outside edge of the veg bed, between the strawberries, where it can do what it does best and fill a gap.
- Common name
- Mexican fleabane 'Profusion'
- Section
- Beds
- Spot
- Garden (veg bed edge)
- Soil
- Our own garden mix
- Options
Potential
Edging for the veg bed, bringing in pollinators from late spring to autumn, and free to seed into any gaps going.
- From
- The nursery at Barnsdale Gardens (Geoff Hamilton's Gardeners' World garden), Oct 2026
- Age
- About 1 year (best guess)
- Next repot
- Not needed: it's in the ground
- Edible
- ❌ No: not for eating.
- Hardy
- ✅ Fully
- Garden-centre price
- about £6 (estimate; £5–£8 range)
Did you know?
The name fleabane comes from the old belief that the dried plants drove fleas out of the house.
Care & updates
- What to expect
- A low, spreading mound of small daisies from late spring into autumn. Seeds itself into paving cracks and walls, given the chance. Flowers May–Oct.
- Transplanted
Planted out along the veg bed edge, between the strawberries, in our own garden mix. One white daisy and one pink one still out.
- Observation
Catalogued a while after arriving. A few late daisies still out.
- Arrived
Came home with Kirsty from Barnsdale.
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Another small thing from Mexico that turns up in every gap in the wall.
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