Can gerbera bloom in winter?

Normal flowering period

It only takes two months for this flower to bloom from being potted, but if you choose to plant it in winter, it may take four months. If planted in winter, it will bloom from November to April. Their petals are nearly strip-shaped, some are single-layered and some are double-layered, and the color is relatively warm, basically the primary colors, red and pink. The color of the flowers is richer and not as clear in comparison, but it also has a certain beauty.

Flowering Management

This kind of flower will basically bloom around November. If it blooms late, you must pay attention to whether there is a problem during maintenance. During this period, you can use compound fertilizer with appropriate proportions of various elements once every week. You can also apply a little fertilizer on the leaves, this kind of fertilizer can be applied once a month.

If you need to water, be sure not to splash water on the leaves. Also pay attention to weeding and remove the rotten leaves. If the plant is seriously ill, you can pull it out in time and disinfect it properly. Because it blooms in winter, you must pay attention to changes in temperature, otherwise deformities will occur.

Precautions

The stem of this flower is thin and soft, but the flower head is relatively large, so the stem is easily bent. Therefore, if you can choose, you must choose a variety with a thick stem to plant. During the planting process, pay attention to fixing the stems. Only the lower part of their flower stems is solid, and the upper part is hollow, so friends who choose to grow them in water must put them in water quickly and do not cut off the solid part of the stem.