Room gerbera care

A plant that looks like a chamomile on a long stem, is familiar to everyone. This is a gerbera. It is grown not only in greenhouses and gardens, but also at home. For apartments, there are specially bred dwarf varieties. A perennial plant, beautiful, delicate, and if you take proper care of the room gerbera, then the flowering period will be long.

There is a simple set of rules developed by more than one generation. It makes it much easier to care for a room gerbera. If you follow all its points exactly, then the plant will thank you with its flowers.

Rules for caring for room gerbera

1. When choosing a place of permanent residence for a gerbera, keep in mind that she loves direct sunlight and temperatures of 20-25 ° C. The flower does not like to change its place of residence.
2. During the first two weeks after settling, do not transplant and water the gerbera. Let the plant get used to it and take root.
3. After two weeks, the flower must be transplanted into another pot. Choose a slightly larger pot with a wide mouth. Lay drainage on its bottom. To transplant, use the land in which the gerbera has already been. Supplement with new earth.
4. If there are flowers, then it is better to cut them during transplantation. This will help the plant develop better. Now the goal is to let the gerbera take root and strengthen the root system.
5. Indoor gerbera does not like excessive moisture. Watering it is required 1-2 times a week only in the pallet. Do not pour water under the root, otherwise they will rot. It is also impossible to spray.
6. In the period from March to August, the flower can be fed with fertilizers for flowering house plants.

In summer, the gerbera can be taken out into the fresh air. Be sure to prune dried leaves.