Want to transplant outdoor Gerbera to a pot and bring indoors/winter. Lush foliage now, nothing more after initial blooms-not enough

Question

sun. follow indoor directions? applied time-release fertilizer during summer, which I suppose accounts for the lush foliage. But kept in planter with other flowers in shade.

Answer 1

They need full sun to bloom well. That is probably why yours didn't bloom much outside. When mine stop blooming outside, I fertilize again to get them going. This article outlines all the conditions needed for your Gerbera when it's moved into your home: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/gerbera-daisy/gerbera-daisies-indoors.htm