Gerbera Flowers In Greenhouse

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Gerbera flowers in greenhouse. They are herbaceous perennial plants with brilliantly colored flowers. Production is higher in soilless media compare to soil media. The flowers have a golden center surrounded by petals such that the petals look like rays. In tropical climate gerbera flowers are grown in the open but in subtropical and temperate climate they are protected from frost and cultivated in greenhouse shade net house.

The ph range of 5 5 to 6 5 is best suitable for gerbera cultivation. The petal color ranges from yellow to orange red pink and even purple. Both have own advantage limitation. I if flower stems are too long or foliage is too large increase light intensity or use b 9.

Gerbera cultivation cost increase in soilless media is around 20 30. The temperature within the greenhouse for gerbera flower initiation is found to be around 23 c and for unfolding of the leaves is around 25 27 c. The arrangement is also called ray petals. To maintain healthy plants the optimum humidity within the greenhouse should be around 70 75.

Sometimes in double varieties bicolor flowers are beautiful. Flowers of gerbera are packed in flat boxes having paper shreds and holes for individual flowers. In greenhouse gerbera cultivated in soil or soilless media coco peat. Day temperature of 22 25 0 c and night temperature of 12 0 c to 16 0 c is ideal for cultivation.

Ii if flowers are too short or hidden in foliage this condition could result from excessive fertilizer nitrogen or ammonia. Gerbera flower stalks are long thin and leafy. The temperature should never go below 12 c and above 35 c.