Environmental Weeds in Sydney North

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Seaside Daisy

Botanical Name: Erigeron karvinskianus
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Photo: Ku-ring-gai Council

 

Description:
 Originating in Central America, Seaside Daisy is a low sprawling herbaceous perennial with a woody base. It is common in rockeries and as a border planting.

Growing in clusters around the stem, leaves are light green, slightly hairy and often lobed.

Large numbers of small daisy flowers with a yellow centre. Open white, ageing to pink. Flowers all year, and mainly in summer.

Each flower produces many small, light seeds.

Dispersal:
Seeds are dispersed by wind and water. Stems layer and broken roots regrow. Often dumped as garden waste.

Impact on Bushland:
Reproduces and spreads rapidly to form dense mats. It can grow in almost any open habitat, including watercourses. Crowds out and displaces ground level plants.

Control:

Manual: Stems tend to become brittle and break off.
  Pull or dig out
  Can also be cut and painted using a neat glyphosate based product.
Chemical: Please contact your local control authority for advice on chemical control.

Similar Species:

Suggested Alternatives:
Rock Daisies (Brachyscome species), Everlasting Daisies (Chrysocephalum species, Rhodanthe species), dwarf Correas (eg, Correa "Dusky Bells"), Scarlet Mint Bush (Prostanthera aspalathoides).

References:
Weeds of Blue Mountains Bushland, Blue Mountains City Council and NPWS Blue Mountains