This affordable perennial will fill your pots with flowers in no time – and make them look effortlessly expensive

Erigeron karvinskianus flowers growing in pot in garden.

We've just discovered an easy way to level up our garden pots on a budget: fill them to the brim with Erigeron.

You might have learned how to grow Mexican fleabane, or Erigeron karvinskianus, in garden borders or crevices before, but it's an absolute hit in pots, too. In fact, according to gardening Instagrammer Anya Lautenbach, this plant provides a quick and affordable way to fill pots with a profusion of blooms.