Four-Nerve Daisy
Tetraneuris scaposaAlso called Hymenoxys
Four-Nerve Daisy is a perennial native to the Texas Hill Country that grows 1 ft tall and 1 ft wide. It wants full sun and very low water, and handles caliche and clay soil. Blooms yellow in Jan–Dec. Evergreen — it holds its leaves through winter. Deer rarely browse it. Good for nectar insects.
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From our guide
Village of the HillsSmall evergreen tuft of silvery foliage sending up yellow daisies on bare stems almost year-round.
Why it works here
Blooms in nearly every month, including mild winter spells. Stays small, needs nothing, thrives on rock.
Watch out
Requires sharp drainage. Trim spent stems to keep it tidy.
The facts
6 sources- Type
- Perennial
- Sun
- Full sun (6+ hrs)
- Water
- Very low
- Height
- 1 ft
- Spread
- 1 ft
- Bloom
- Jan–Dec · yellow
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Soil
- Takes caliche and clay · recorded on clay, dry, limestone, rocky, sand, well drained
- Deer
- High — deer rarely browse it. Rarely touched
- Wildlife
- Supports nectar insects
Where it grows
Recorded in these EPA Level IV ecoregions in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:
1,117 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).
Can you buy it?
In the Village of the Hills guide, but not on the grower stock lists we read yet. Ask a native-plant nursery.
also grows from seed It starts readily from seed, so a packet from a native-seed supplier, or seed collected with permission, is often the easiest way to get a plant no nursery pots.