Do you think it is too hot in Texas, specifically the Houston area, for gerbera daisies to be in full sun? They receive I'd say about 6-8 hours of sun from about noon or so till dusk. The dwarf dahlias seem to love it, but my gerbers will be standing straight up when I leave for work and then be wilted by the time I get home even if I water them. I am really considering moving them all into pots and putting them in the back patio where they will only get about 3-4 hours of morning sun. Not to mention, when they are in bloom they are beautiful, but if I cut a few stems for a vase or once they've died off, the foliage really isn't very becoming.
Too hot for Gerbera Daisies?
You might even try growing them as indoor plants. I tried to grow these plants outside more than once with no luck. I do think they just can't take the heat. I finally had to give up as much as I love the blooms.
Dancey, I have tried more than once too. But, I have never put them in the ground and I have also never been as attentive as I am now. lol They did great from March till May. Thanks for your input. Makes me think even more that I should put them in pots instead. Maybe if I put them in dappled shade.
I am growing them outside in morning sun..lots of it...shaded from the afternoon sun..but I also have a sprinkler system...mine have been in my garden for 2 years and have reseeded...Jeanne
I have found only a few places that they will grow well in my yard. In one area, they receive morning sun and then filtered afternoon shade - no afternoon sun at all. In the other area, they receive bright filtered shade most of the day and about 1 hour of early afternoon sun. My neighbor down the street has had a lot of success with them planted in a bed under an oak tree. The plants there receive periodic splashes of direct sun in the morning and bright filtered shade the rest of the time. I have found that it is best to not plant them too deeply and have the stem area soil a little higher than the rest of the soil. I also do not spray water on the leaves. They tend to develop a fungus that kills them. I hope yours do well for you after you move them out of the full sun.