Erigeron karvinskianus

Common Names

Santa Barbara Daisy, Mexican Daisy, Mexican Fleabane, Spanish Daisy, Seaside Daisy, Fleabane, Latin American Fleabane

Summary

Mexican fleabane, also called Santa Barbara daisy, is an evergreen perennial that forms a low, spreading mound with fine gray-green leaves. Daisylike flowers have white petals with a yellow center that opens and ages to pink, providing long bloom that can occur year‑round in mild climates; plants are typically 1–2 ft tall and 3–5 ft wide, with a trailing habit suited to rock walls, edges, and cracks.

It prefers full sun to partial shade and well-drained soil, is drought-tolerant once established, and can be propagated by seed, division, or cuttings. It self-seeds readily and can be invasive in mild climates; maintenance is low, with deadheading encouraged to extend bloom; common landscape uses include ground cover, edging, beds and borders, cascading over walls, rock gardens, containers, and hanging baskets; hardy in USDA zones 5–9.

Lifecycle

Perennial

Height

12-24 inches

Spread

3-5 feet

Hardiness Zones

Zones 6-9

Sunlight Requirements

Ideally full sun; tolerates partial sun and partial shade.

Soil Type

Well-drained soil

Soil Drainage

Well-drained soil

Soil pH

Tolerates all pH levels

Bloom Color

White to pink

Bloom Time

Spring through Fall

Foliage Color

Green

Fall Foliage Color

Green

Leaf Lifecycle

Deciduous, Evergreen broadleaf

Growth Rate

Fast-growing; vigorously spreading

Seasons of Interest

Spring, Summer, Fall

Propagation Methods

Seeds (including self-seeding, direct sow in spring and seedbed transplants), Cuttings (stem segments with leaves), Division (dividing mature clumps), Layering (pot-next-to-plant propagation)

Attracts Wildlife

Bees, butterflies, and other pollinators.