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gerbera is my favorite flower...so i am trying to collect different varieties and colors of gerbera...here are few gerberas which are blooming now.

few more....















biggest flower in my collection 4 inches..

looking great Hamad AK, good going

Hamad

Really great, another plant that has failed me.

lovely. I also love Gerbera but here are my problems:-
Sowing from seeds had not worked. Its been about an year now but no signs of bloom.
Plants available on nurseries are 1) not good quality 2) are costly.
Any suggestions?
Sir Munir was looking for some options in Rawalpindi region, sir any news about that?

Beautiful blooms and great collection.

thanks all for appreciation...

jdashraf wrote:Sowing from seeds had not worked.

gerbera are very easy to grow from seeds but they don't come true to type..doubles changes into semi and singles.key to gerbera starting from seeds is to sow seeds fresh as soon as possible.

Very Beautiful Gerberas. Specially Red one is awesome

Superb collection Hamad AK sb.Please guide me how you grow them with great success.I have lost 10% of my Gerberas last winter.

khan sb till now gerbera is very easy plant for me.i am growing gerberas from previous 4 years.first year i lost 50 % due to heat second year 25 % and now i am successful to low the mortality rate.i am growing them in ordinary soil nothing special although they are in shade they get just 3 hours of morning sunlight.now a days i am feeding(drenching) them foliar NPK two spoons in 10 liters. in my experience best method to grow gerbera is to keep their crown above surface level.remember all my experience is with local single and double gerberas.it is my first attempt to grow tissue culture gerbera.for me winter is no problem they just die in moon soon.in mardan winter is more harsh then lahore. never tried to grow them in pots.