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Old 05-23-2008, 08:41 PM
 
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Is this a good plant for container gardening. I saw some at the local nursery and I always plant on my back deck containers - do these make good container plants?
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Old 05-24-2008, 01:33 AM
 
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Yes they do.
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Old 05-24-2008, 01:39 AM
 
Location: Texas
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Oh, yes. I have them in hanging baskets and window boxes.
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Old 05-25-2008, 07:51 AM
 
Location: Piedmont NC
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I am trying some Gerbers in some planters on my deck, but I am not sure about the heat. They do like sunshine, but I think you may need to be mindful of the 'heat index' as mine wilt in the hot afternoon. I'm not sure mine were a good choice for my location.

I love Gerbers, though -- so cheerful-looking, and in a wide variety of colors.
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Old 05-25-2008, 01:45 PM
 
Location: Texas
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Just keep their soil moist at all times. They look downright pathetic when their soil dries out! Happily, though, they spring back to their cheerful posture shortly after you water them.
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Old 05-26-2008, 09:07 AM
 
Location: Minneapolis and surrounding suburbs
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I had these in the front of my house in planters. Even when well watered, they got droopy. This area of my yard gets full sun for about 6 hours and gets realllllly hot. I just can't seem to make them work in this spot. I think I should try filtered full sun.
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Old 05-26-2008, 09:38 AM
 
Location: Piedmont NC
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I have learned, the hard way, that sun-loving does not necessarily mean heat-loving. I've noticed not only sun requirements/preferences given for plants, but heat indexes as well.

I am afraid my Gerbers will 'cook' on the back patio, but until it gets into the 80s, 90s and possibly beyond, here, I'll enjoy them, and then move the planters to under the trees, I think.

I'm not sure there is anything, really, that can take such heat on my patio -- not only is the sunshine a piece of the picture, but the containers, even the large ones, sit on the concrete and 'cook' from the heat absorbed. I stepped out onto the upper porch last night, and while the air temperature was a lovely 55 degrees, the concrete pad underfoot felt like a baking stone to my bare feet -- still at 11:00 p.m.
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Old 05-28-2008, 01:32 PM
 
Location: Moon Over Palmettos
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I had gerbera daisies planted on plant stands and getting full (NC) sun...well like the other posters had said, full sun on the label does not always mean that. Somebody in another forum had said that they are considered tender perennials. Not only do they droop despite constant watering, they brown as well, so even if and when they perk back up, they have been damaged with brown spots. I moved them to the back of the house which only gets morning sun. In any case, my question is, do you clip the spent blooms too, and at what point do you do that? Do you wait until they are completely withered?
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Old 05-28-2008, 06:37 PM
 
Location: Piedmont NC
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About the time a bloom is withering, others are emerging. I don't think it matters when you clip it, but a fading bloom just takes energy from the plant, so I don't leave them unless I am hoping some plant will go to seed.

Gerberas make nice, long-lasting cut flowers, too, for an arrangement.
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Old 05-28-2008, 06:52 PM
 
Location: Texas
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I water mine in the morning and evening. No brown spots or leaf damage, thank goodness. But my house does have an overhang, so that provides some protection for my window boxes and I have the basket of them hanging on my covered porch.

I should mention that I bought mine at Walmart and am rather disappointed in them. The daisy heads aren't nearly as big and full as the gerberas I've bought at a nursery in the past. Saving a buck per plant clearly wasn't worth it!
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