[Lardman]

My old man put this in under some conifers many moons ago and it's cover the ground really well. Mother Lard asked me what it was yesterday but I have absolutely no clue but I know you lot will know.

Flowers are a pinker than the look there it's very low growing.

[Aunt Sally]

Could be an Eringeron glaucus.

[mumofstig]

Agree it's an Erigeron, they come in pinks mauves and blues, as well as white 

[Lardman]

It does seem a pretty good match, although these are at most 4" high rather than 10-12" 

Mother Lard thought the name sounded like "chrysanthemum" but start with an "M" 

[JayG]

Wonder if she was thinking 'mesembryanthemum' (easy for me to say!  )

[Lardman]

She probably was    and having a google its pretty close but these aren't annuals.

I do wonder if the old man "borrowed" a cutting from someone's garden and mis-identified it 

[sunshineband]

She probably was    and having a google its pretty close but these aren't annuals.

I do wonder if the old man "borrowed" a cutting from someone's garden and mis-identified it 

He might have, or been given the wrong name of course. I have seen Erigeron that is short growing along garden walls sometimes, so it may not always get to a foot high.

[Aunt Sally]

If it's under trees it won't be getting as much water and nutrients and would be smaller.