Such a different gerbera in the photo. Care secrets

The perennial herb gerbera in the photo surprises with the variety of its flowers, among which there are double, semi-double, simple ones. Their diameter reaches 14-16 cm. Not only are the colors inherent in a wide variety of tones and shades, but their middle can be either dark or light, and the range of colors includes yellow, white, pink, cream, and more.

Gerbera is often grown in greenhouses for cut, but it can also be grown at home as an indoor flower. Gerbera is characterized by rapid growth and development, and a long flowering period. However, room care for her has its own subtleties and nuances. Let's dwell on some of them.

• It is preferable to place the gerbera in well-lit places like a window sill from the east or south-east sides.

• In the spring, it will not be damaged by a certain amount of direct rays of the sun, and in the summer it is better to shade it a little in order to avoid the loss of brightly colored leaves and burns. Although autumn and winter are periods of relative dormancy for her, additional lighting will allow her to bloom again at the end of October.

• For gerbera, it is better to create a humid and warm environment. A suitable temperature for her would be 18-20 ° C. It is useful to arrange regular ventilation and periodic humidification of the air around it, by creating a humid mist with a spray.

• A flower is not only possible, but even necessary, at least sometimes put on the balcony. Draft is not afraid of him. But if you do not do this, then there is a high probability that you will not have to count on its re-flowering.

• Gerbera should be watered with exceptionally warm water, but at the same time try not to overmoisten the soil and not flood the leaves and the flower rosette with water.