I see 4 nerve daisies blooming their heads off on the roadside. They bloom most of the year. Is yours in full blazing sun with almost no watering?

I don't know about the salvia, but the pictures of it are just gorgeous!

Really? I didn't know 4 nerve was planted on the roadside. I wonder if I've seen it and just didn't know what it was. It is in full sun and I give it a good watering twice a week since it's surrounded by roses and other plants.

I grow Marcus salvia and it blooms 2-3 times a season. Has stayed compact. not lanky. Mine is planted in ground, bright a.m. Shade and brutal afternoon sun. Gets hit by sprinkler, slow to med grower, I'm happy w/ it esp b/c it was supposed to be hardy up to z8 and I'm in 9. This is. 3rd yr in my garden

4 nerve daisy is scattered all over my land and it blooms on and off through out the year. It has a bigger flush in the spring and in the fall timed with the slightly temperate temperatures and rain. It will bloom a bit in the dead of summer and winter also. But Not all of the plants and not all the time . It is sporadic and not a huge presence but always welcomed. It is a no care plant. I bet one could stretch-out the bloom with a bit of water or cause a bloom by watering it in the summer. DON'T overwater it. Actually, I don't know how this plant reacts to a garden environment. They are on their own out here and thrive.

This post was edited by wantonamara on Sat, Apr 19, 14 at 23:50

We have some 4-nerve daisy planted at the library garden in here in east Texas. At first some of it was planted in too-shady an area, so it languished. Last year we moved it to a small garden area by the side entrance (raised, railroad ties, surrounded by concrete, next to hollies), and it started blooming and hasn't stopped. It bloomed throughout the winter, too.

I highly recommend especially if you have full sun.

How big did they get at the library. In the wild on thin soil , they stay small clumps. They are just small clumps everywhere. what is it like where there is real dirt.

I have a raised bed that is very dry, so I think I'll try planting a 4 nerve daisy and see how it does compared to the one in the ground. I was at Marshall Grain yesterday and the lady mentioned growing Sundrops instead since it blooms more. Anyone grow it? I've never been crazy about Bulbine, but I saw one at Lowes yesterday and it sounds like something that would do good in my raised bed. I also saw Santolina and it sounds like another good possibility. It's crazy that my roses have done better than anything else in the hard rock like soil of my raised bed.

I grow Sundrops .............matter of fact, Gail bought them at Marshall Grain and gave me my start. They are in an area that gets full sun and little water from the sprinkler. I do water them with the hose from time to time. I really like them as they brighten up the corner so nicely......can be appreciated from a distance.

The spot they're in at the library is maybe 3' deep. 1.5' wide. They have really filled in there, very thick.

Can you take pictures? I would love to see how they perform in other situations?

Here is a photo of the 4-nerve daisies at our local library. They've been blooming throughout the winter and all last summer. I think they're unbeatable for a sunny spot. Too bad I don't have any (sunny spots, that is).

This post was edited by barkingdogwoods on Wed, May 7, 14 at 22:14

They are beautiful. Much thicker that ours in their native soil.

That is such a "cheery" pic, Lin. May have to get some of those to put with my Sundrops.

This post was edited by carrie751 on Thu, May 8, 14 at 7:50

For those of you that have a big clump of 4-nerve, how do you prune it or do you? I have one small plant and I cut each individual stem with my hand pruners, but I can't imagine doing that with a bigger clump.

I saw a big, beautiful Sundrop last weekend, so I bought it and will see which I like better out of it and 4-nerve.

I never thought totrim four nerve daisy., But then again, I am a believer in the natural look.

If most of the blooms are done, we'll dead-head it at the library garden (gather the spent flower stems and OFF with their heads!) but other than that, I've never pruned it.