Want a soft cloud of little daisies for your border or patio pot? Follow our step-by-step Erigeron Profusion Grow Guide for surface sowing, germination, transplanting and care as your plants spread.
Erigeron Profusion is a low, spreading perennial with small yellow-centred flowers that open white and age pink. It suits sunny, freely draining borders and containers, with room for the mature mound and regular checks for self-sown seedlings.
Quick Grow Facts
Plant and seedErigeron karvinskianus Profusion; perennial, often short-lived in warm areas. Packs of 100 or 1,000 raw seeds. Raw does not establish chemical-treatment status.
Sowing and lightSurface sow on moist, fine seed-starting mix; press gently and leave uncovered for light. No soaking or cold treatment is specified in the cited cultivar method.
GerminationAim for 15–18°C in the medium; plan for 14–30 days at home. Keep the surface evenly moist, never waterlogged.
Position and timingFull sun, with some light shade tolerated, and freely draining soil. Choose spring or autumn conditions suited to your region; protect young plants from frost.
Size and spacingUsually about 15–30 cm tall and 0.5–1 m wide over time; local supplier guidance gives approximately 90 cm spread. Plant about 30 cm apart for a joining edge, or allow 60–90 cm for more separate mounds and trim as they expand.
Planting out and flowersMove sturdy seedlings once the rootball holds together; harden off gradually. First-year flowering is possible, but timing varies. Normally no staking or compulsory pinching is needed.
Growing and Care
Start in trays or a final container where tiny surface-sown seed can be sheltered from heavy rain, wind and hot sun. Keep new rootballs moist while they establish, then water according to the soil and weather. Pots need more frequent checks than garden beds. Avoid heavy nitrogen feeding and improve drainage if the crown stays wet.
Trim straggly stems and cut older woody growth back towards healthy new shoots in spring once severe frost risk has eased. Deadheading is not essential for flowering, but removing developing seedheads helps limit unwanted seedlings. Keep this self-seeding plant within managed beds or pots and away from natural vegetation.
Ornamental use: grow for flowers, not eating. Do not eat sowing seed or use it for sprouts. Follow any treatment and handling instructions on the packet and prevent children and animals from eating the seed or plant.
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