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🌼 Gerbera Daisy
Flower Garden · growing reference
| Days to maturity | 100 days |
|---|---|
| Germination | 15 days |
| Direct sowing | +7 days vs transplants |
| Spacing | 12″ in the row × 15″ between rows |
| Planted as | seed |
| Expected yield | 10–25 stems per plant |
| Water | ~1–1.5 in a week |
When to plant
In USDA zone 6, for example: Plant out around Apr 22, once your last frost has passed. Start seeds indoors ~5 weeks earlier.
| Spring | |
|---|---|
| Zone 3 | May 22 |
| Zone 4 | May 14 |
| Zone 5 | May 3 |
| Zone 6 | Apr 22 |
| Zone 7 | Apr 8 |
| Zone 8 | Mar 22 |
| Zone 9 | Feb 27 |
Dates are the typical window for each zone's average frost dates — your own last frost can differ by a couple of weeks. Zone 10 and warmer is effectively frost-free: plant to the season, not the frost. Southern Hemisphere: shift six months.
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