gerbera [Garvinea Sweet Dreams]

Garvinea cultivars can be grown outside in full sun, in moderately fertile, well-drained soil that does not become waterlogged, with a loose, organic mulch for winter protection; for more advice, see gerbera cultivation

No pruning required, but deadheading will encourage more flowering

Propagate by division in early spring

Generally pest-free, but may be affected by glasshouse whitefly, chrysanthemum leaf miner, aphids, and tarsonemid mites

Generally disease-free, but may be affected by grey moulds (Botrytis), fungal leaf spot, fungal root rots, and verticillium wilt