Gerbera Flower Plant

Gerbera ˈdʒɜːrbərə or ˈɡɜːrbərə l.
Gerbera flower plant. They are part of the asteraceae family. Gerbera daisies gerbera jamesonii are commonly grown for their bright and cheerful daisy like flowers. This is convenient because you can bring the flowers in when it gets too cold. The capitulum on the gerberas has the appearance of a single flower but is actually a cluster of hundreds of individual flowers.
The plant also known as transvaal daisy is a gorgeous houseplant you can grow in many different conditions. Learn how to grow gerberas in your garden with the rhs expert guide on choosing planting feeding pruning and propagating plants. The morphology of the flowers varies depending on their position in the capitulum of the gerberas. They come in a variety of colors including purple pink cream and red and are popular indoor or outdoor south african plants.
Gerbera daisies are plants with bright large and colorful flowers. They are available all year round making them a great option for wedding flowers. Gerberas are perennial flowering plants featuring a large capitulum with striking 2 lipped ray florets. Gerbera gerberas can be the finishing touch to your new home or garden.
Gerbera daisy gerbera jamesonii is a gorgeous plant that gives beautiful daisy like flowers. With attractive colorful flowers and a large center eye gerbera daisies are a great addition to any garden or home. Gerbera daisies also grow well in containers. They originate from south africa and come in various sizes and colors including pink yellow salmon orange and white with flower sizes anywhere from 2 to 5 inches 2 13 cm across.
Over 900 million gerberas are produced in the netherlands each year in 600 different colours shapes and sizes not bad for a country famous for tulips. Is a genus of plants in the asteraceae daisy family. Gerberas are the fifth most popular flower in the world. In warmer climates gerbera daisies can be grown in the garden as perennials but in cooler climates they re grown outdoors as annuals.
Plant your gerberas in well drained soil. Method 1 caring for an indoor plant. Gerbera orange plant african daisy. Gerbera is native to tropical regions of south america africa and asia.
Use a peat based potting soil or amend poorly drained soil with compost river sand or peat moss. Its blooms come in many different colors so they are very varied and can truly make your home look more stunning.