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Gerber Daisy Care
Plants
Gerber daisy care… on this page you’ll find out how to care for your Gerbera plant.
Flowers in Abundance
Buying a gerber (or Gerbera) plant is a great alternative to buying the gerber blooms. You are buying many flowers in bloom at the time that you take the plant from the shelf and you have the promise of many, many more to come in years to come!
That is true in theory. However, there are so many people that find that the plant doesn’t even last as long as the cut flowers. That is so disappointing when it happens and you feel that you have done something terrible to your plant to kill her so quickly.
You need to keep in mind that the plant that you buy is coming from ideal circumstances, tailored specifically for her. She received just enough water for the kind of soil that she is planted in, lived in an ideal temperature, with perfect feeding and light.
By the time you take your pretty girl home she may already have suffered a major change in her previous plush life.
 | About the Picture: This is a maturing daisy flower. In the picture you can see that the petals need to grow a lot more.
It’s a lot of fun to see the new flowers develop when you have a gerber daisy plant. |
Nature
In nature gerber plants are quite tough. They want full sun, moderate water and good drainage. You cannot expect your plant to be able to deal with a “natural” environment when she arrives at your home.
Gerber Daisy Care Tips
- Choose a bright position in your home. Your plant needs sufficient light to keep on growing, but direct hot sunlight is not a good idea at this stage.
- A good day temperature is 75 degrees Fahrenheit or 23 degrees Celsius and not too much colder at night.
- Let the soil dry slightly between watering. Generally the soil of these potted plants dries out very quickly. Water your gerber plant when the soil is dry to the touch. She doesn’t want too much water or stand in water.
- Remove dead flowers and yellow leaves.
I have bought more than ten Gerbera house plants in the last five years. Two didn’t make it past the first month. Some plants thrive, some you lose and sometimes it’s not your fault. When they thrive you’ll have a gerber plant and flowers for years to come.
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