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Gerbera Daisy--can these be propagated by crown division?

21 years ago

I'm just feeling clueless as to how I can propagate the very few that I have. I've had very little luck growing by seed. Seems I read somewhere that I could accomplish propagating these by pulling the crown out of the plant (to thin it out) but it cost me not only the rest of the plant, but also the piece of crown I pulled out of it to pot up. I would also like to overwinter these too, if I can.

Would much appreciate any advice here--what am I doing wrong?

thanks,

-chris

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tapla (mid-Michigan, USDA z5b-6a)
21 years ago
Most common are by seed & crown division.

Al
favpat00
Original Author
21 years ago
By way of crown division, do I just slice through the crown, cutting the plant in half? I don't see any offsets I could take.
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mollyzone5
21 years ago
Dig up your plant and cut through the root ball with a sharp knife,if large, cut into four.Pot up into 6 inch pots with a good potting soil,with the top of the crown an inch higher than the soil line, and put in a sunny location or under grow lights.I do this every year and mine bloom indoors until after Christmas.Make sure you water from below or your crown will rot.
sowngrow (8a) G
21 years ago
I've always watered my Gerbera daisies from above and have never had a crown rot problem.
Just make sure you don't bury the crown with dirt, plant it high.

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