Then when it normally would've been in the post-bloom vegetative state, it went outside in the kind of warmth and sunlight that triggers its usual blooming. Your second bloom may have been a response to that. Spending most of the winter inside in drier, darker weather simulated the plant's dormant season.
Now with brightening days, apparently at least one flower stalk "thinks" its time to bloom for the next season already. All of the moves basically added up to giving you one good gerbera bloom and two half-hearted ones in the space of one full year. Gerberas can be pretty finicky plants. Some people have good luck with them, others run into frequent wilting, whiteflies and just flat-out plant death. Most people around here treat them as one-season potted plants They are a tropical flower that will bloom year round in places like Africa and southern Florida.
However, there are a few things you can do to save your daisy plant from being killed by the first good winter frost. Plant your Gerbera daisy in a plant pot suitable for its size. You want the roots to have room to grow, but not so big of a pot that it is hard to handle. Since the root mass grows rather large over time, it is good to keep it in a pot as it does not do well with transplanting.
Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 8 through 11 and used as annuals or houseplants elsewhere. All daisy varieties are damaged when temperatures fall below 30 degrees Fahrenheit, so even where winters are mild, you might want to transplant your gerbera daisies and bring them indoors for the winter to ensure that their red, yellow, pink or orange blooms brighten your garden again next summer.
Water the gerbera daisy to soften the soil around it 24 hours before you plan to transplant, if necessary. Choose a day in fall when daytime temperatures are still above 60 F and overnight temperatures are cooler. The National Gardening Association recommends pruning any remaining flowers off at the base of the stem, just above the basal foliage with pruners or by snapping the stem with your fingers.
Fill the bottom of a deep pot with potting mix. I'm still leaning toward it being either a zinnia or dahlia. There are varieties that look an awful lot alike. It might just be interesting for students to observe what happens to the plants when they are brought inside. I am an environmental science geek so I think this is a super awesome thing you are doing for the kids!
I'd go with a compromise. Paint the walls a neutral cream and get inexpensive all-white bedding and curtains from Walmart for staging. Keep the busy pattern for the new place--then feel free to paint your accent wall there. Add orange gerbera daisies in a simple vase, and a couple of large, fresh Monstera leaves in a clear, glass vase. Add a couple of inexpensive pictures that are similar in scope to the background of the bedding ad. Essentially you are working with the colour scheme of the bedding, without doing anything permanent.
Get a simple and inexpensive wooden bench for the end of the bed and add a soft orange throw, a plain-neutral linen toss cushion and a couple of classic, hard-bound books. Add a tall vase of dried ornamental grass and bring in a bit more texture that way. The vase can have a bit of colour of teal, and the chartreuse if you get lucky, but focus on the glazed pottery look with maybe a dark brown edge on it.
Keep the room simple. Don't over-do the decorations, but make it look realistic enough that your Mom lives there.
I could see your front door in a rusty kind of color to pull in the color from your cedar posts. You could also gel stain it in a cedar color to give it a wood grain look. Planters could go to either side of your door in front of your sidelights but I would keep the plantings lower so they don't cover too much of the sidelight. The other option is to pull them forward right under your light and to the left but plant them with something that will give you some height.
Definitely plan for some height in your landscaping between the two windows to the right. Add some pretty outdoor lumbar pillows to your chairs and a pretty planter on the table with something like a Gerbera daisy planted in it for some color. You could also hang some Boston Ferns in between your posts.
It looks as though your cedar posts might be able to use a pressure wash and a fresh coat of stain. Pretty house though! Tons of potential! BrownKneeFarms Original Author. Al and Viola Thanks for your responses.
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