Erigeron glaucus Sea Foam = 'Stocecc'

Autumn · Planting

Divide every 2 years

Divide the plant and throw away any poor or weak growth. Immediately replant the divided portions.

Autumn - mid · Planting

Deadhead to tidy for winter

Tidy the plant to make the garden ready for winter. When the flowering season concludes around mid-autumn, cut off the flowered stems to their base.

Spring-Autumn · Outdoors

Water during drought

In drought conditions where established plants in the ground have had no water for a month, do a deep watering. If drought continues repeat after a fortnight. Plants only need watering during spring to autumn growth. Check plants in pots more often.

Established plants have a good degree of drought tolerance. Water after a prolonged period of drought. Many drought tolerant plants can rapidly revive, even when much of the foliage has died. They will respond with new growth.

Summer - early · Outdoors

Feed a general fertiliser

Where plants have moderate needs for nutrients, they can simply be given a general feed, fairly early in the growth season so that the growth has plenty of time to harden off before the cold weather.

Give plants a general boost with the application of a general purpose fertiliser which is spread around the root area of the plant, with amounts as directed on the feed label.

Summer · Planting

Trim dead flowers to develop buds

Take off the flower as it fades. Cut the stalk back to the point where there is a side shoot, preferably facing outwards, near the base of the stalk. If the spent flower is removed this bud will then develop.

Compost · Planting

Multi-purpose compost

Use a good quality peat-free multi-purpose compost when growing in pots and containers.