Gerbera daisy cut flower care
How do you properly cut Gerbera Daisies for flower arrangements? I do not want to damage or shock the plants I have All are beautiful at this time and full of flowers.
Cut the stem as close to the center of the plant as possible without cutting into the crown. Take cuttings early in the morning and place immediately in a clean container with tepid water. Add a floral perservative to the water and allow the flowers to drink for a few hours.
Gerbera daisies have a tendency to turn to the light (phototropic) so when hydrating Gerberas, suspend their heads in a grid wire mesh to keep the stems straight or wrap the stems in damp newspaper and stand them upright in a vase of water for several hours before use.
For longer life, change the water and recut the stems every 2-3 days .
I have a Gerbera plant that I bought around Mother’s Day for my office. She has been doing remarkably well. She lost her flowers but the leaves did great. I now have a beautiful new single flower. But then stem tends to bend and flop. Should I put a straw on it to help stabilize? also can I leave the flower on til it begins to wilt or should i trim it sooner? I trim leaves as they start to dis-colour. I don’t have any new blooms starting.
I had many people tease me when she had no flowers that she looked like a dandilion plant. It’s a unique Gerbera that I have never seen before. Her petals aren’t the traditional ones they are thinner and almost shredded looking.
thanks in advance.
I have cut gerbera daisies, and I need to keep them fresh until I give them away. At what temperature do I hold them? Do I put them in a garage, fridge, outside? It’s a low of 44 degrees predicted tonight. Is that too cold?
We recently bought and planted Gerbera daisies and they are blooming nicely on out terrace. But we were wondering, when should we cut them from the plant? Is there a certain time, or when they reach a certain height? I don’t want to risk cutting them too soon and damage the plant, or cut them too late that the flower is already beginning to wilt and unsalvageable.
TY.
HI TY
Cut your gerbera daisies when the flower petals are fully opened. Cut it close to the base of the plant.
AHH! My boyfriend bought me a daisy plant for Christmas. It bloomed two beautiful flowers and all the leaves seemed to be rather healthy. When the blooms died, I trimmed them accordingly, then realized that the whole plant was infected by white flies! After squirting the leaves with VERY diluted soapy water, one by one the leaves turned a sickly yellow and wilted’. As they died I cut them off. Now, there is one baby leave, and two little baby blooms, is there any hope for this plant??? I’m not sure if the leaves are grown enough??? What can I do???
um one thing..what should i do to save basically almost dying gerbera daisy.if all the leaves start to turn brown and the flower wilt should i cut all the leaves and the flower leaving just the crown of the plant?or should i not…
my mom bought me a gerbera daisy.i dont know anything about daisy and how should i handle it.but when i studied about gerbera daisy the information always mention about seasons(fall,summer….).but the place i live dont have this kind of season(hot and rainy through out the year). when the daisy start to wilt i put it outdoor under the sun but it start to wilt even more..wonder if the sunlight is too strong.what should i do…
they love heat and lots of water. I had mine blooming for 9 out of the 12 months last year. and i gave them a good transplant with rich soil, they were out in the sun all day and i gave them a hearty watering in the afternoons.
How to make a Gerbera boutineer
Im wanting to order some grabera daisies for my wedding. Im wanting to make boutinniers out of them but kind of hesitant to so because I dont want them to get wilted right away. Can anyone help me so I can decide if to use them for the boutinniers or not. Thanks
Hi Britney
My boyfriend sent me a small beautiful bouquet of pink Gerber daies in a vace, along with baby rose’s and beautiful greenary. He had them delivered on Mar28th for our two year anniversary. Tomorrow will be three weeks since he had them delivered, and they look the same with the exceprion of the baby roses.. Has anyone heard or had any Gerber Daiseys that have lasted thast long? The other thing is that I have only changed the water once in that time…
I am buying gerber daisy stems on Thursday for a party on Saturday. I plan on putting them in vases with water. How long will they typically last in water and should I do anything special to preserve them for the party? Also, how should I cut them when I shorten them for the vases?
I bought gerber daisies today from Whole Foods. Had netting on the flower, a clear plastic sleeve on the upper part of the stem. Both are removeable. I removed the netting kept the sleeve on the upper part of the stems so they wouldn’t wilt. Doesn’t look all that great. I was wondering if I can you mix vodka w/ water and keep the gerber daisies from wilting? Vodka works extremely well with tulips, so what about gerber daisies. The party is this Sunday, November 22nd, you may not be able to reply Saturday, but still let me know for future parties. Thanks, Karen
I was given a bunch of 6 cut gerberas and a bunch of pinks/carnations last Saturday and I put them together in the same vase. Within a few days the gerbera stems were wilting and going slimy, I wiped them and cut the stems at a slant, and used clean water, resorting to drinking straws to keep some upright, but I have gradually lost them and now the final four have died off. The carnations are still fine, the room was cool so what happened to my gerberas, did they react with the carnations, and should have been in a seperate vase or was I just unlucky. I am so disappointed.
Root rot
Hi, a friend was going to throw away her Gerbera Daisy that has root rot,(it is watered well and all the leaves are sagging) I took it today hoping that I’d be able to help it. I have it outdoors in Chattanooga, TN in the sun. Can you tell me how to keep it alive? Thanks
Last week I received gerbera daisies as a gift in a small 5″ pot. They started to wilt so I watered them and watched that the soil never dried, they came back to life. This morning when I came into the office I noticed they are wilted. They are not over or under-watered. How can I bring them back to life?
I should also mention that the others who recived flowers are doing the same thing as myself and their daisies are doing just fine.
I wanted to use mini Gerberas for the guy’s boutonnieres for my wedding, but I was told they don’t hold up well. Would they last a few hours?
I wanted to know if there is a way to dry or preserve a wedding bouquet of gerbera daisies. I have been told by some the you can not dry gerbera daisies like you can other flowers. I would really like to keep my bouquet in tact. Thanks.
Anita
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I bought a single Gerbera daisy and put it in vase with water right away. Do I need to buy flower food to give to it? Or is a vase full of water good enough? Thanks!
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I was wondering about the shelf life of Gerbera daisies in wedding bouquets. How long can they be out of water before they start wilting?
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