When I was in the north, I often went to flower centers, where I saw all kinds of flowers, each beautiful in its own way. It was also during this period that I got to know the inexpensive, high-quality gerberas. A bunch of ten cost only eight to ten yuan, which was so cheap that it was touching. The flowers have a dignified shape, slender stems, and rich and bright colors. As fresh cut flowers in a vase, they can instantly brighten up the entire room.

You may think you have never heard of or don't know the gerbera, but if you see this picture, you will suddenly realize that it is this flower! Yes, it is often used as the main flower basket for opening a business. A pair of flower baskets, standing in front of the door, will surely bring prosperity to the business in the future.

When flower baskets for grand openings first appeared, gerberas were almost all used. Now, as flower baskets have become more and more high-end, flower baskets made of other flowers have appeared, and lilies and roses have appeared. However, gerberas are still the first choice for many people. After all, they are economical and look good.

Gerberas are often seen in flower shops in the south. There are many new varieties that have never been seen before, such as the brushed gerbera that has been particularly popular in recent years. Its petals are as thin as tassels. Of course, the new varieties are also twice as valuable, and the price of one flower is comparable to that of a bunch of old varieties.

Autumn is the home season of the Asteraceae family, and gerbera is a plant of the Asteraceae family.

Gerbera, also known as African daisy, is a perennial herb of the Asteraceae family and the genus Gerbera. It blooms from October to April of the following year.

The name of African daisy comes from its place of origin, so what about gerbera? The name comes from an interesting legend. The legend says that in the early 20th century, in Madagascar, southern Africa, there was a girl who loved to grow flowers. However, the flowers she grew were African daisies with slender and slightly curved stems and slightly drooping flowers. Later, the girl got married. On the wedding day, she asked for more African daisies to be planted in the bridal chamber. Relatives and friends sang and danced, and toasted each other. However, the groom was drunk and soon bent over and drooped his head. The bride had to help him into the bedroom to rest. Looking at the posture of the groom being supported by the bridegroom, everyone thought that he looked very much like the gerbera in the bridal chamber, so someone blurted out: "The flower really looks like a gerbera!" Since then, the name of gerbera has spread like wildfire.

You have only heard of "helping the old and the young", but have you never heard of "helping a man", right? The way it staggers from side to side looks like a drunk man, who doesn't help anyone but him.

It is impossible to verify whether the legend is true or not, but the gerbera does have the characteristic of its stem being easily bent, so when arranging flowers, many florists will use toothpicks to support it to prevent it from bending and drooping its head. This is actually a fatal flaw and quite troublesome. The flower stems also have a high water content and are prone to rot in summer, so you cannot put too much water in the vase and must change the water once a day.

As a plant of the Asteraceae family, gerbera has its own magical qualities. It blooms almost all year round. If one tree is properly cared for, you can produce thirty fresh cut flowers, which is a considerable amount of flowers. So if you plant a few pots yourself, even if you cannot achieve the freedom of cut flowers, it is more than enough to meet your daily flower arrangement needs.

People who often come into contact with flowers have heard of the four major cut flowers. Gerbera is not among them. It's not that it is not an excellent cut flower variety, but it was born at the wrong time, so it is not on the list. Gerbera entered people's vision later than the four major cut flower varieties: rose, chrysanthemum, gladiolus and carnation. Gerbera was officially discovered in 1889, which was hundreds of years later. However, it was not willing to be outdone and later surpassed them. In 1993, it produced 135 million stems in Japan; in 1995, its output value in the Netherlands reached 100 million US dollars. These impressive>

Before being domesticated, the petals of gerberas are slender. In the wild, they have the agile temperament of small chrysanthemums. After becoming fresh cut flowers, the flowers are larger and more plump, but they lack the wildness and fairy-likeness when they are in the countryside.

Gerbera is a perennial plant that can bloom year after year. It is also cheap, only ten yuan for a pot. As I write this, I am tempted again and I must go to the flower market to buy a few pots.

Let’s take a look at the many varieties of gerberas. There may be some duplications, but that’s okay, I know you will all be confused, haha.

Dazzling, right? But that’s not all.

This is a new variety that is currently popular in the market. Flower market owners like to call them brushed gerberas.

The delicate petals look a bit like hand-cut paper and also like bird feathers.

This twisted petal variety has been a new favorite in the cut flower industry in recent years. The price is not low, ranging from 35 to 40 yuan for a small potted plant.

Multi-color variety, retro feel.

Fresh White

Girl Powder

Gentle Yellow

The petals are arranged neatly.

Extremely rare green

Warm Orange

I love this double-petal variety the most. It has so many petals that I can’t count them, but it doesn’t look bulky at all and looks so gentle.

With the continuous breeding by gardeners, gerberas are no longer the monotonous red, yellow and pink on the original opening flower baskets. The varieties are changing with each passing day, from cheap and common opening flower baskets to a dozen yuan a stem. Gerberas are constantly making a comeback and entering the ranks of high-end cut flowers. Whether they are single-colored or multi-colored, single-petal or double-petal, feather-petal or twisted-petal, they are all incredibly beautiful.

From the petals to the center of the flower, the colors and shapes are different, and gerberas have formed a rich variety of varieties. The prices range from a dozen yuan to several dozen yuan. Among them, the curled edge series is the most expensive. The market price of a 13 cm potted seedling is more than 30 yuan per pot.

Gerberas are divided into tall-stem and short-stem varieties. The tall ones are suitable for cut flowers, while the short ones are used for potted plants.

Its leaves are basal, so the gerberas bought from the flower shop do not have any leaves.

Also because of its basal structure, gerberas will not grow too tall and look ugly even if they lack light. The plant is short and compact, hardy and easy to grow, with a long flowering period and easy to survive the summer. In general, whether it is a potted plant or a fresh cut flower, it is a good flower worth having.

Let us have a pot together, cut a branch as we please, and put it in there casually, and we will be in a good mood.

Finally, let me share some beautiful pictures of gerberas. Let’s forget about those gerberas stuck in bamboo baskets that may make you aesthetically tired.

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