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第一篇，加勒比飞蓬菊。

此篇来源为英国皇家园艺协会官网：http://www.rhs.org.uk/Gardens/Hyde-Hall/About-HydeHall/Plant-of-the-month/July/Erigeron-karvinskianus

译文如下：

学名：Erigeron karvinskianus加勒比飞蓬菊

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加勒比飞蓬菊是很好的小型多年生植物，其花序为白色黄心，开花后逐渐呈粉色或紫色。这种小型菊科作物在Hyde Hall的Dry Garden中长势十分旺盛，它喜欢生长在石缝以及石阶周围，使整个花境更加柔和，其长达数月的花期也为整体景观添上一抹亮丽的色彩。

关键数据

常用名称：飞蓬菊（台湾称白针菊）Mexican fleabane

植物科名：菊科

高度、宽度：高度可达50cm (20in) high、宽度可达100cm (40in)

形态：垫状多年草本植物

土壤：适合肥沃、排水性好的土壤

朝向：全日照，正午最好适当遮阴

耐寒性：通常比较耐寒，冬天可能需要采取保护措施

Erigeron飞蓬属

飞蓬属涵盖约200种一年生、两年生及多年生作物，其叶片形状简单、有裂片，花朵形似雏菊，由很多纤长的射线状花瓣组成，在夏季长期开放。

飞蓬属植物生长在干燥的草原和山区，以北美为中心，分布非常广泛。涵盖种类既有小型的高山作物，也有高大、茂密的灌木型植物。

飞蓬菊是混合花境的绝佳选择，它们在沿海环境下生长旺盛，也是很好的切花素材。

Erigeron karvinskianus加勒比飞蓬菊

加勒比飞蓬菊是多年生植物，高度达15cm，可形成宽阔的垫状，其叶片狭窄多毛，酷似雏菊的头状花序宽为15mm，花朵绽放时为白色，但很快变为粉紫色。加勒比飞蓬菊为木本植物，其根状茎会呈地毯状蔓延，非常适宜在小径和墙壁的裂缝中生存。

栽培

• 适合任何肥沃度适中的土壤
• 在墙壁和裂缝中生长良好
• 在温暖地区可能呈侵略性扩散。
• 在全日照下生长状态最佳，正午最好适当遮阴。
• 及时摘除枯花以便植株持续开花
• 秋季修剪至地面高度
• 通常不受病虫害侵扰。

繁殖

• 春天播种于防寒温室的容器中。可以自播。

AGM

英国皇家园艺协会草本植物委员会为加勒比飞蓬菊颁发Award of Garden Merit奖项，并将其描述为：

“多年生作物，可形成高达15cm的垫状花丛，叶片狭窄多毛，其叶片狭窄多毛，酷似雏菊的头状花序宽为15mm，花朵绽放时为白色，但很快变为粉紫色。”

原文为：

Erigeron karvinskianus

Erigeron karvinskianus is a great little perennial covered in white, yellow centred flowers that fade to pink and purple. At Hyde Hall it thrives in the Dry Garden where it loves to grow between the boulders and around the steps, softening the landscape and providing months of colour.

Vital statistics

Common name

Mexican fleabane

Family

Asteraceae

Height & spread

Up to 50cm (20in) high x up to 100cm (40in) spread

Form

Mat-forming herbaceous perennial

Soil

Fertile, well-drained soil.

Aspect

Full sun, best with midday shade

Hardiness

Generally hardy but might need some winter protection

Erigeron

Erigeron is a genus of around 200 annuals, biennials or perennials with simple or lobed leaves, and daisy-like flowers with many slender rays, appearing over a long period in summer.

They grow in dry grassland and mountainous areas, with a wide distribution that is concentrated around North America. They range from small alpine species to tall, bushy plants.

Fleabanes make a good plant for a mixed border, thrive in coastal conditions, and make good cut flowers.

Erigeron karvinskianus

E. karvinskianus is a perennial forming wide mats to 15cm in height, with narrow, hairy leaves and daisy-type flower-heads 15mm in width, opening white but soon turning pinkish-purple. It is woody-based and carpets areas with spreading rhizomes, and is great for cracks and crevices in paths and walls.

Cultivation

• Grow in any, moderately fertile soil
• Ideal for walls and crevices
• May become invasive in mild areas
• Does best in full sun, especially with midday shade
• Deadhead to encourage continued flowering
• Cut back to ground level in autumn
• Generally free from pests and disease

Propagation

• Sow seeds in pots in a cold frame in spring. May self-seed.

AGM

The RHS Herbaceous Plant Committee awarded Erigeron karvinskianus an Award of Garden Merit with the description:

'Perennial forming wide mats to 15cm tall, with narrow, hairy leaves and daisy-type flower-heads 15mm wide, opening white but soon turning pinkish purple.'