I would love to have a mixture of whatever colors you have. I have a lot of stuff to trade or SASE, whichever you would like. I have a lot of veggie seeds, a variety of flowers, I have purple and white double ruffle datura seeds. I will also be harvesting at the end of fall crepe myrtle tree seeds. Thanks, and let me know when you can. Karen

Gerbera's must all be females!.....just kidding ladies. They are a pain in the ... This is my first year planting these outside in my outdoor flower garden. A couple have died, a few more do bloom and one looks healthy but will no longer seems to bloom at all. They all get approx. 3-4 hrs of sun usually from 11 am to 2-3 pm. All planted facing east in front of residence. I watered lightly in spring and almost daily in summer. Some blooms wilt in summer sun some do not. The red bloom gerbers are NOT the hardiest for some reason. I use Miracle Gro fertilizer approx. once every 7-10 days. I have a large bright orange gerber that when I bought it, it had huge size blooms ....now they still bloom but are very short petal sized blooms and not very tall....and the yellow/orangish blooms on other gerbers are now tall in length of stem and bloom well. So, go figure, they are very puzzling plants indeed. Finally, I have one general strong suggestion for all for all outdoor planting of new flowers bought anywhere. Miracle-Gro Garden Soil is just superb. Everything I plant with it does so well. I have never seen such wonderful soil to plant with. BIG HINT: When planting with this soil, make sure you have an approx. minimum extra inch of free space all around the plant you are planting outdoors, then stuff down all around the plant this MG soil garden soil. Believe it or not....Too many outdoor gardeners only plant the new plant in its exact size in the ground-you have to leave some space all the way around it at least 1 full inch-then add then MG soil all around that space. Good luck and remember- a good gardener does not only necessarily have a green thumb- he/she has brown knees!...get a good knee scrubber too.

Gerbera Daisies are so hardy. They come from South Africa and areas from Australia. So forgetful gardners are welcome to keep them, they'll do just fine. Three gerbera keeper notes: 1. Keep an eye on them, remove dead blooms, a leaf etc. 2. Don't overwater... they retain water for about 7 days 3. Sunny spots are the best place to keep them Here is a link that might be useful: JustGerbera

Sarah, This is fairly late in the season when plants tend to lose their resistance to diseases. Certainly your co-worker's daughter should cease and desist on wetting the foliage. I had good luck preventing powdery mildew on my zinnias this year by using GreenCure®, a non-toxic fungicide based on potassium bicarbonate and a proprietary wetting agent. However, with no powdery mildew but still with reduced resistance in wet, cool weather, my zinnias then fell victim to bacterial leaf spot. I don't know if gerbera daisies are susceptible to bacterial diseases. MM