Why did the Gerbera daisy become a fashionable flower? Here is the reason

The Gerbera daisy, also known as the Barberton daisy and the Transvaal daisy, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the Asteraceae family. Although the flower is not large, it has a very long flower stalk, and comes in many colors such as red, pink, orange and yellow. It is especially suitable for cutting the flower stems and keeping them in water in a shallow basin, where they last a long time without fading, making it an ideal cut flower material for decorating sofa coffee tables, dining tables and conference tables. For this reason it is very popular in European, American and Southeast Asian countries where cut flowers are in vogue. In recent years it has become a very widespread variety on China's cut flower market.

The Gerbera daisy originated in South Africa. In China it is mostly grown as a greenhouse flower, and in the Jiangnan region it can be cultivated in the open field. If it is kept in a greenhouse with ample sunlight in winter, it can still bloom, with the heaviest blooming in late spring and early summer and in autumn. It likes neutral soil rich in humus, and its optimum growth temperature is 20-25°C; below 10°C it stops growing. It needs ample sunlight and a well-ventilated environment, otherwise the leaves often turn yellow and rot. It is afraid of rain, so when watering do not pour water over the top of the plant; the flower buds on the root crown rot especially easily after being soaked in water. Fertilizer should be applied little and often, and the pot should be repotted and the soil changed once a year. From late September to early October, move it indoors. If the room temperature is rather low and the sunlight is also insufficient, watering can be stopped; the potting soil only needs to be slightly moist, and the plants can be allowed to go dormant. If the indoor temperature can be kept above 15°C, it can continue to bloom.

Potted Gerbera daisies can be propagated by division in conjunction with repotting and changing the soil, and they can bloom in the same year. For large-scale production, they can be propagated by sowing. Its seeds have an extremely short lifespan and lose their germination capacity after half a year, so it is best to sow them as soon as they are collected. Using the fine-seed sowing method, sow them into a "seedling shallow" pot, and seedlings will emerge in about 1 week. In the same year they can grow into complete underground stems, and in the first year they can all bloom.