Erigeron: 7 ideas to beautifully pair it

On a vegetated wall

Colonise a wall with hardy plants, requiring no maintenance. Take advantage of the gaps in a dry stone wall to install Karvinski fleabane, also known as wall daisies. This low perennial plant will produce small white flowers with a yellow centre and a purplish-pink reverse from May to October. Pair it with a kamtschaticum sedum, a small groundcover perennial with golden-yellow flowers that thrives in all conditions. Finally, add a touch of pink, ranging from magenta to lighter shades, with the hardy geranium sanguineum ‘Elke’, ‘Hannelore’, or ‘Max Frei’. To densify this vegetation, also consider the wall campanula, with its myriad of small star-shaped flowers in a violet-blue hue.

Campanula muralis, Erigeron karvinskianus, geranium ‘Hannelore’, Sedum kamtschaticum, and geranium ‘Max Frei’

If you want to liven up a wall, check out our advice sheet on 10 perennial plants to enhance a low garden wall or How to flower a wall?

In a naturalistic border

Grow a patch of herbs that will undulate with the rhythm of the winds. In the foreground, plant clumps of Erigeron ‘Sommerneuschnee’, California fleabane, which closely resemble white daisies and bloom from June to October. In the background, focus on height and lightness with grasses like Calamagrostis acutiflora, which take on warm colours in autumn and remain decorative throughout winter, along with miscanthus, featuring very graphic inflorescences and a wild appearance. For a pop of colour, indiscriminately plant daylilies in various shades such as yellow with ‘Green Flutter’, orange with ‘Flambeau’, purple with ‘Bela Lugosi’, or red with ‘Sammy Russel’. This bed will reveal its charms throughout the year, across the seasons.

Calamagrostis acutiflora, Erigeron ‘Sommerneuschnee’, daylily ‘Bela Lugosi’, daylily ‘Sammy Russel’, Miscanthus sinensis, and daylily ‘Green Flutter’

Ready to get started? Feel free to check our advice sheet on 10 emblematic perennial plants for naturalistic gardens or draw inspiration from these combinations to create a naturalistic garden.

In a scree garden

Combine minerals with plants to bring diversity and colour to a dry scree garden. Dare to try Erigeron karvinskianus! The wall daisy will form clumps of small white flowers, or you can choose Erigeron glaucus, with pale pink blooms. Play with heights using low-growing foxgloves like Digitalis mertoniensis or ‘Goldcrest’, which will not exceed 70 cm in height. Add lightness with nepetas, mixing varieties to create gradients of blue. To highlight these different plants, mulch the bed with bright, graphic white gravel and place a few terracotta pots for a decorative touch.

Erigeron karvinskianus, Digitalis mertoniensis, and Nepeta grandiflora

Here are some valuable tips for Creating a mineral garden with gravel.

In a very graphic bed

Go for 100% graphic design in a minimalist bed with original plants! In the foreground, plant Erigerons leiomerus, perennials for borders with large violet-pink flowers and yellow centres that contrast with the deciduous grey-green foliage. Next, compose the bed with ornamental alliums of various varieties, pairing them with remarkable succulent foliage such as agaves with grey-blue leaves. A few stems of Eryngiums will add the ultimate graphic touch to this green setting. An original and low-maintenance bed!

Erigeron leiomerus, allium caeruleum, allium stipitatum ‘Album’, allium ‘Gladiator’, thistle and agave americana

Want to create a graphic and contemporary bed? Use our guide 5 planting tips for a graphic and modern garden.

In a monochrome purple bed

Add a touch of charm with a border in shades of purple. Between flowers and foliage, floral spikes and small blooms, groundcovers and varying heights, the possibilities are endless. Pair the ‘Purple Rain’ sage, with its deep purple flowers, with the ‘Caradonna’ woodland sage, featuring intense violet inflorescences, and the ‘Cupid’ speedwell, with its lavender flower spikes. In front of these tall plants, install ‘Dunkelste Aller’ fleabane or ‘Schwarzes Meer’, with their small flowers in a purplish tone and yellow centres.

‘Purple Rain’ sage, ‘Dunkelste Aller’ fleabane, speedwell, ‘Schwarzes Meer’ fleabane, and woodland sage

In a summer pot.

Alongside flowers and fragrance, play with foliage in grey tones to create a beautiful summer container. In the centre of the container, place a lavender plant with a subtle scent, as well as a ‘Strahlenmeer’ erigeron, with bright blue-mauve flowers to complement the lavender. Around the edges, arrange a blue fescue with metallic grey foliage, as well as a sea cineraria with elegant foliage that is almost white-grey. To finish, an Erigeron karvinskianus will create cascades of flowers. Water regularly and remove faded flowers. This container can be enjoyed on a balcony, terrace, patio, or small courtyard.

‘Strahlenmeer’ erigeron, sea cineraria, Erigeron karvinskianus, fescue, and lavender

In a romantic garden

Grow plants in soft colours to create a poetic space. Roses are the top choice for flowering a romantic garden. Train varieties such as ‘Pink Cloud’, a climbing rose with double pink flowers, or ‘Excelsa’, a climber with cherry-red flowering, to grow on a trellis or wall. At their base, place hardy geraniums and erigerons to create carpets in soft tones. Alongside them, plant Japanese anemones to highlight the charm of this bed.

Erigeron ‘Strahlenmeer’, rose ‘Excelsa’, geranium ‘Rozanne’, rose ‘Pink Cloud’ and Japanese anemone

Find more sources of inspiration with these guides: Romantic bed and Romantic atmosphere.

For further reading

Succeed in growing erigerons by following our complete guide: Erigeron, Fleabane: plant, grow.