Is the gerbera daisy a annual or a perennial?

I bought a few of these a few years ago and one keeps coming back every year, however, at lowes today I saw some and the pot said annual. I thought annuals only last the season...do they have both types of gerbera daisies?

Is the gerbera daisy a annual or a perennial?
They vary but most are Z8 perennial and annual in colder areas. RScott
Reply:I believe they have both types. But usually it's an annual. Annuals do only last one season. (But if they are protected throughout the winter, and depending where you live they can come back) :)
Reply:What RSct said. Mine are sprouting - yay! spring!
Reply:Gerber daisies are annual in climates where it freezes hard every year. In moderate climates they are perennial, as well as a host of other flowers that are the same. I have read that if you dig them in the fall in a big clump of soil, wrap them in damp newspapers and keep them in a basement or area where they will stay cold but not freeze, and plant them out in the spring when the apple trees bloom, you will be able to carry them over from year to year in a colder climate.

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