Erigeron glaucus is a very flowerful & easy plant to grow in dry sun. It blooms continuously through the summer, with the largest number of flowers coming in June. Bloom can start in April & end in October. Bees love it. The normal flower color is blue-lavender. 'Sea Breeze' has pink flowers & seems to be the form most commonly sold in Seattle. The plant is low & spreading, not more than one foot high & up to 3 feet wide. It looks nice cascading over rocks & walls. It is drought tolerant, but can't do entirely without water during the summer. Water regularly, but not heavily, or more than once a week. The stems of this plant & sometimes also the leaves survive the winter. Don't cut it back to the base, just remove the obviously dead parts, mostly the flower heads. It is native to the California & Oregon coasts, where it grows on bluffs, sand dunes & beaches.
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