Bring bright, cheerful color to your garden with Gerbera flowers, renowned for their large daisy-like blooms and long-lasting beauty. These heirloom seeds are perfect for borders, containers, and cottage gardens, offering low-maintenance care and premium-quality blooms for home gardeners.
Features & Specifications:
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Plant Type: Perennial flowering plant (can be grown as an annual in cooler climates)
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Bloom Color: Various shades including red, pink, orange, yellow, and white
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Growth Habit: Upright, bushy
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Height: 12 – 18 inches
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Light Requirement: Full sun to partial shade
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Soil Preference: Well-drained, fertile soil
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Garden Use: Borders, containers, garden beds, and ornamental displays
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Seed Type: Open-pollinated, heirloom, non-GMO
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Special Traits: Premium quality, low-maintenance, long-lasting blooms
Planting & Sowing Instructions:
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Sowing Time: Sow indoors 6 – 8 weeks before the last frost or outdoors after frost risk has passed.
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Seed Depth: Lightly cover seeds with 1/16 – 1/8 inch of soil.
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Spacing: Space seedlings 12 – 18 inches apart for healthy growth.
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Watering: Keep soil lightly moist during germination; water moderately once seedlings are established.
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Germination Period: 10 – 21 days under warm, bright conditions.
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Maintenance: Remove spent flowers to encourage continuous blooming; provide regular sunlight and moderate watering.