Am I Taking Good Care Of My Blackfoot Daisies?

Did you planted your Blackfoot daisies in a place with a lot of morning sunlight and light afternoon shade?

Did you planted your Blackfoot daisies in well-drained, slightly acidic soil?

Do you water your Blackfoot daisies frequently?

Do you feed your Blackfoot daisies regularly?

Do you deadhead your plants to encourage continued blooming?

Do you keep your Blackfoot daisies free of pests and diseases?

Blackfoot daisy prefers full sun, but it will tolerate a bit of shade. And if you live in an area where the sun blazes for 14 hours a day, you most definitely want to provide some afternoon shade.

This plant requires well-drained soil, and its roots will rot if they’re wet for too long. It prefers dry, rocky, gravelly, sandy soils and will tolerate calcareous, limestone, and caliche soils.

Little water is required once the plant is established. Water only occasionally during the summer months, as too much water results in a weak, unattractive plant with a shorter lifespan. Keep in mind, however, that Blackfoot daisies grown in containers will require more water. Withhold water entirely during the winter months.

You don’t have to fertilize Blackfoot daisies, as they prefer poor soil conditions. You can feed them lightly once in early spring using a general-purpose fertilizer, but be careful not to overfeed them.

Trim spent flowers to encourage continued blooming throughout the season. Trimming wilted blooms will also reduce rampant self-seeding. Cut older plants down by about half in late winter to keep the plants bushy and compact.

Good job! You are taking good care of your Blackfoot daisies.

Blackfoot daisy is generally not plagued by insect pests. The only issue to watch out for is root rot caused by fungi, if the plant is growing in soil that does not drain well. If blackfoot daisy is allowed to stand in waterlogged soil, it will fail to thrive and drop its leaves and blooms.