Gerbera Garvinea Spider Catherine

A plethora of narrow petals surround the cream disc. The petal reverse is pink, which flashes through the white to cream flower.

Revolutionary new Gerberas, Garvinea Gerberas leave other Gerberas for dead! They will repeat flower for 6-9 months of the year, don't have the disease and pest issues that the old varieties have, survive temperatures of up to -5C, and come in a fantastic range of bright and beautiful colours and petal types.

Garvinea Gerberas are tougher than the rest and are sensational in pots and gardens. They are undoubtedly the future of garden Gerberas. No longer bred just for florists, gardeners can now maintain healthy plants with ease. Heat, cold and humidity are nothing to these hardy fellows. They have won awards all over the world.

Garvinea Gerberas were bred with wild South African plants, it took over 15 years to produce these beauties. The flower size is a little smaller, but they more than make up for that in quantity, plants can exceed over 70 flowers a year! In warm zones they will even flower through winter.

Gerberas grow well in the garden in a sunny spot in well drained soils. Water to establish then only if rainfall is low.

Gerberas make excellent cut flowers. Wait a few days or so for the flower to develop, and then pick them, and they will actually last longer. Cut the flowers back to the base of the stem. If you don't cut blooms for display, you should dead head spent flowers to encourage more blooms. It is also a good idea to add a liquid fertiliser monthly during growth to encourage more blooms and healthy plants.

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