What can I do!? My mum brought me a plant, I don't know what it...
My mum brought me a plant, I don't know what it is but the flowers look like giant daisies.
I forgot to dampen it for a couple of day and when i notice all the flowers and leaves have drooped. Since watering it the leaves have come subsidise up but the flowers still look dead.
Is it ok to cut away the insensible flowers. Will it effect the rest of the plant?
It shouldn't, contained by fact by adjectives off the unmoving flowers it may produce more. Just dont forget to water it again and if you're really interested distribute it a feed beside some liquid plant food for potted plants e.g. BabyBio or MiracleGro.
It's difficult to know what it is as at hand are lots of plants that have daisy resembling flowers. What do the leaves look like?
I think the plant that your Mum bought you be a Gerbera Daisy.
If the flowers are dead afterwards cut the stems off. You may grasp lucky and have another flush of flowers.
I have one given to me and I planted it out in a tub surrounded by the garden, it came out again the subsequent year but not such a vibrant colour. I live in the SW UK so it is reasonably warm here, and we don't draw from a lot of frost.
Here is some info on looking after them.
Gerbera Daisies should be considered as a short-term plant which should be replaced after 2-3 years maximum. Their showy flowers are long-lasting, and plants should be kept within a temperature collection of 40 to 70¡ãF when in flower. They respond okay under bright buoyant, with fixed full sunlight exposure. Repotting can be done in spring when dividing plants within a peat moss-based potting mix. Allow the soil to dry thoroughly between waterings. Susceptible to thrips and mites.
Here is a link to look at pic of Gerbera:
http://www.fotosearch.com/photos-images/...
Answers: Yes, deadheading daises (cutting stale dead blooms) will promote more blooms.
(cut stale flower stems at the bottom)