Grow bright Gerbera colour in a compact pot with Revolution Select Mix, a PanAmerican Seed F1 pot series supplied as coated seed. The mix is designed to flower in a coordinated window, but no fixed colour percentages are published.
Ready to fill a compact pot with bold Gerbera colour? Follow our step-by-step Gerbera Grow Guide for Revolution Select Mix for coated-seed sowing, germination, transplanting and regional care.
Quick Grow Facts
- Plant Type: Frost-tender pot-type perennial, commonly grown as a seasonal display.
- Scientific Name: Gerbera jamesonii; PanAmerican Seed Revolution F1 Select Mixture.
- Seed Form: Coated seed. Sow as supplied; coating does not by itself prove a pesticide treatment.
- Freshness: Gerbera seed loses viability quickly. Sow promptly after delivery and keep any short-term remainder sealed, cool and dry.
- Pretreatment: None. Do not soak, scarify or chill.
- Best Sowing Window: Start under protection from late winter into spring, or use the guide's regional window.
- Position: Bright light, morning sun or partial sun; protect from frost and extreme afternoon heat.
- Sow Depth and Light: One pellet per plug with only a light coarse-vermiculite cover. Light is optional during germination. Do not use the current packet's 1 cm depth.
- Germination Temperature: 2021°C at the root zone.
- Germination: About 47 days in controlled conditions; allow up to 10 days in a home tray.
- Method: Use clean 128144-cell plugs or similar individual cells; outdoor direct sowing is not recommended.
- Transplanting: Move a firm 67-week plug before it becomes root-bound. Set it slightly high so the crown remains at soil level after watering.
- Spacing: 3036 cm in a bed, or one plant in an 1113 cm pot.
- Growth Form: Compact upright rosette; the plant body is low and flowering stems often reach roughly 3040 cm depending on conditions.
- Pinching: None. Remove fading flower stems at the base.
- Flowering: Plan about 1824 weeks from sowing at home; controlled production can reach 50% flowering sooner.
Why Grow This Series
- The mix produces bold, bright flower colours in a coordinated flowering window.
- Compact foliage and shorter stems suit 1113 cm pots and close-view patio displays.
- Coated seed is easy to place one pellet per plug.
- No pinching is required.
Growing Notes
- Use fresh, airy, free-draining seedling mix and keep it evenly moist until the root emerges.
- Vent the cover at emergence, then reduce humidity gradually and provide bright light with good airflow.
- After establishment, let the surface begin to dry between waterings while the root zone remains moist.
- Feed lightly once rooted, keep the crown dry and protect finished pots from frost and temperatures above about 29°C.
Colour note: Select Mixture is sold as a bold, bright mixture, but an individual packet is not guaranteed to contain every colour or equal percentages.
Safety: Gerbera is listed as non-toxic to dogs, cats and horses, but it is ornamental, not edible. Do not eat the plant or coated seed; keep the packet away from children and pets and follow any treatment warning.
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