How to Use gerbera in a Sentence

gerbera

noun
Definition of gerberanext
  • The arrangement consists of farm-fresh gerbera daisies, Peruvian lilies, and roses in shades of white, red, and pink.
    — Bridget Degnan, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2021
  • As the students did their duty, eight of their peers, also clad in their Delbarton uniforms, stood by, holding white lilies and gerbera daisies.
    — Peggy Wright, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2017
  • Common houseplants such as pothos, gerbera daisy and peace lily have the added benefit of being great indoor air filters as well.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 7 Apr. 2020
  • Flowers were the crowning glory, with some models wearing helmets of fresh gerberas, hydrangeas and orchids on their heads.
    — Rhonda Richford, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2018
  • First found in Africa and hardy to Zones 9-11, gerbera daisies make pretty additions to container gardens and will attract butterflies.
    — Danielle Ernest, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2022
  • In one image carousel, she's seen wearing vibrant colors — first, a perfect-for-summer sleeveless dress with a gerbera daisy print, then another bold, multi-colored dress on a boat with a friend in a complementary pattern.
    — Lanford Beard, PEOPLE.com, 27 Aug. 2021
  • These insects have rasping, sucking mouth parts that also damage gardenia, gerbera and chrysanthemum blooms.
    — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 19 May 2018
  • Which was coming up daisies: gerberas, shastas and more, all in sunshine shades of aquamarine, new-leaf green, azalea and tangerine, printed on crepe de Chine and woven into jacquards, sequined on georgette and embroidered on cashmere.
    — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2016
  • While Colombia and Ecuador dominate the market for bouquet mainstays such as carnations, chrysanthemums, gerbera and roses, California growers shifted to species that can’t be grown in the cool upland valleys of the Andes.
    — Geoffrey Mohan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2020
  • Divide and replant perennials including shasta daises, gerbera, bromeliads and many bulbs.
    — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 30 June 2018
  • Perennials that keep producing after cutting include campanula, dahlia, gerbera daisies, evergreen penstemon, phygelius, agastache and salvia.
    — Ciscoe Morris, The Seattle Times, 12 July 2017

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