Gerbera Daisy

Gerbera Daisy

Gerbera jamesonii

Start gerbera daisy indoors 7 weeks before your last spring frost, then plant out 1 week after your last spring frost. Space plants 12 in (30 cm) apart.

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When to plant

Timed from your frost dates, so it holds wherever you garden. Give yours and every step below becomes a date.

See the dates for your garden

Enter your average last spring frost and first fall frost. Every timing on this site turns into a calendar date. Not sure of yours? Your local extension service or a search for “last frost date” and your town will tell you; the app finds them from your location.

Last spring frost
First fall frost

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Optimal Indoor Start

From seedRecommended
  1. Start indoors7 weeks before your last spring frost
  2. Begin hardening offaround your last spring frost
  3. Plant out1 week after your last spring frost
  4. First harvestsummer, fall, once established

Optimal Transplant

From seed
  1. Plant out1 week after your last spring frost
  2. First harvestsummer, fall, once established

Growing gerbera daisy

Spacing in the row
12 in (30 cm)
Between rows
18 in (46 cm)
Planting depth
1/8 inch
Sun
Full Sun
Soil
Well-draining, rich, loamy
Germination
10-21 days at 70-75°F
Harvest season
Summer, Fall
Mature height
12-18 inches
Hardy to
USDA zone 8
Life cycle
Perennial

Sow seeds lightly covered in well-draining mix. Maintain 70-75°F soil temperature with consistent moisture.

Watering. Keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged. Allow top inch to dry between waterings once established.

Neighbours

The companion chart →

Grows well beside

Feeding

Seedlings
Half-strength balanced liquid fertilizer after true leaves appear.
Growing
Balanced liquid fertilizer every 2-4 weeks.
Flowering and fruiting
High-phosphorus fertilizer every 2-4 weeks to encourage continuous blooming.
How often
Every 2-4 weeks during active growth and bloom.
Note
Avoid over-fertilizing, which can lead to lush foliage but fewer blooms.

Your gerbera daisy, planned to the day.

Canopy turns these timings into dates from your own frost data, places every plant at its spacing on your garden map, and tracks it all the way to harvest.

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