How to Revive Gerbera Daisies
Learn how to revive Gerbera daisies and other flowers, with this super quick trick, and give them a longer life!
You might not believe what this flower looked like just a few hours before this photo was taken, but I’m going to show you how to revive Gerbera daisies.
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When I’ve had drooping Gerbera daisies in the past, I’ve tried recutting the stems and replacing the water in the vase, to no avail, and ended up throwing them away.
So when someone (they’ll never see this) gave me four bouquets of dead and dying flowers last week (don’t ask), I was just going to throw them in the garbage. However, the heads on the Gerbera daisies were so pretty that I did a quick google search to see if I could revive them first.
Lo and behold, the first post I clicked was from Gardening Nirvana, entitled Drooping Flowers and the Hat-Pin Trick, so I thought I’d give it a go. Here’s the “before” and “after” shots to show you just how well this trick works! I’ll never throw drooping daisies away again!
How to Revive Gerbera Daisies and Other Flowers
Here’s the trick: about one inch below the base of the flower head, stick a pin (I used a bigger needle) through the stem and pull it right back out; that’s it! As you can see in the second photo, I have nothing holding them up and they are in a large vase, with hardly any support to the stems at all! I couldn’t believe my eyes–it worked so well!
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I’m just so delighted with this flower hack that I wanted to share it with you!
Another interesting fact: these flowers lasted over a week after I’d revived them! I’m so happy I learned this simple trick! Apparently, this technique also works for other flowers like roses and tulips.
You know I’m going to give those a try, too! Check out Garden Nirvana to see a photo of exactly how to do the hat-pin trick (I used a needle and it worked fine).
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How to Revive Gerbera Daisies
Don't throw those gerbera daisies away! Revive them!
Materials
- gerbera daisies that are droopy
Tools
- pin or large needle
Instructions
- Here's the trick: about one inch below the base of the flower head, stick a pin (I used a bigger needle) through the stem and pull it right back out; that's it!
- Place in fresh water and just wait for the magic to happen.
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