Gerbera daisy

Care snapshot

Popular cut flower with large, colorful daisy-like blooms. Grow in bright light and loose, well-drained growing media. Keep the root zone moist but never soggy, and provide ventilation to reduce fungal disease.

Draft seed — not medical or emergency advice. Human review pending.

Growing details

Season

Cool to mild weather; protected cultivation can extend flowering

Time to flowering or harvest

Approximately 90–120 days to first flowering

Common pests

Thrips, aphids, spider mites, leaf miners

Common diseases

Crown rot, root rot, Botrytis blight, Fusarium wilt