Fleabane plant, Help!!!

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I bought a fleabane today at a garden centre. It was quite a large pot so I decided to divide in half, put into two separate pots and watered it.

Ive just been in the garden and it’s completely wilted.

im assuming its transplant shock but, will it recover?

Anyone else has this?

As a side note. I wanted the seeds as well but none of the garden ctrs stock them. I tried four different ones.

anyone buy the seeds online?

I think fleabane is pretty resilient. Hope it improves!

I'm not a good gardener but I think fleabane is indestructible! Your plants will recover.

i want a fleabane

Put them somewhere shady to help them rehydrate.

What sort of fleabane?

Do you mean Erigeron?
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/32487/erigeron-karvinskianus/details

Were the pots in the sun? On hot days when I divide plants I always really water them and then put the pot in the shade for a day or too. I'd move the pots to the shade, water again really thoroughly and give them a few days to settle in without the stress of sunshine.

I've bought some seeds via Amazon but there were hardly any in the packet. I've also bought some plants - some from Crocus (or RHS) and some from Waitrose! I've planted some in a container and some in some cracks in a "feature". I too am hoping to harvest the seeds to soften the edges of a path

If they take to your garden you will never need to buy another one. I can not move for the stuff and it grows cheerfully on the garden walls, the paving, the edges of the greenhouse. Turns up in the least hospitable places and is seemingly bombproof. I think you will probably get away with it! Photo is what’s going on in the paving round the back of the house. I’ve more or less give up trying to control it and am leaning into the wildlife friendly excuse

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they were newly bought this morning. I divided this afternoon.

they have had a good watering but I’ll move them into the shade for a day or two.

Really hope they recover. If they don’t I think I must be the only person in the world that’s managed to kill them

@Cathpot wow they really like you! 😀

As per pp if you have a plant you def dont need to buy seeds! If it’s at all happy it will self seed abundantly! When I’ve moved seedlings they often do wilt initially - sometimes I cut them back if they do so there is less leaf area to lose water through and they can concentrate on establishing roots.

I killed mine so if you have you’re not alone! Might try again this year because I love them and remind me of holidays in Dorset!

@CathpotHow charming. A lovely sight.

Agree with water and putting in shade. It was all over previous garden but struggling to establish it in current garden. Friend gave me a pot and it died which given how prolific it was before was a surprise.

I do have some and chuck seed around and was pleased to see I now have a new pot of it to plant out soon.

I've added fleabane to the garden with plugs that are started off in the greenhouse. More plants this way and much cheaper than a plant from a garden centre. Its looking very pretty this year and will divide next year. They also self seed well.

You definitely aren't the only person to struggle with moving Fleabane about OP.

I've found it's one of those plants that likes to show humans where it wants to be. I've tried to establish it a few times without success and it refused. Then last time it worked and now it's showing me how easily it self seeds everywhere - but only on its own terms.

@Cathpot that is gorgeous. I bet the pollinators love your garden as much as you do.

I’ve killed a few in my garden.
My borders have been heavily mulched with garden compost over the years and the soil is very rich and fertile.
I think they prefer growing in poor soil in gaps in concrete; they are hard as nails and can’t cope if cosseted!

i have ordered one and cant decide whether to put in a pot or put in the garden

I bought a pot of it and have it on the terrace - just noticed it's seeded in between the paving about 10 feet away!