Gerbera Daisy

The Gerbera daisy is known mainly in the U.S. as a potted annual, but Florida gardeners can plants these bright flowers as a perennial. A native of South Africa, Gerbera daisies make attractive bedding plants and have long-lasting flowers.

UF/IFAS Publications

• Gerberas for Florida
• NASA Study Shows Common Plants Help Reduce Indoor Air Pollution (PDF)
• Perennial Gardening in Florida
• Please Plant the Daisies (PDF)

Also on Gardening in a Minute

• Planting Perennials

Other Sites

• Gerbera, African Daisy--Virginia Cooperative Extension
• Gerbera Daisy Fact Sheet--North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service
• Greenhouse Production of Gerbera Daisies--Alabama Cooperative Extension
• Managing Pests of Gerbera Daisies--University of California IPM Online