I received 18 Hardy Gerbera plants around 26 April. Although the leaves were a bit floppy they soon perked up after the plants were potted on into 5" pots filled with John Innes no2 compost. I kept the 18 pots under polythene cloches overnight for a week and stood them out in the rain / sunshine during the daylight hours. The plants now look nice and healthy and I shall plant them into my flower bed by the 3rd week of May. Be aware though, contrary to advertising, Hardy Gerberas (Garvinia) are NOT as hardy as made out. I had a bed of about 20 plants in the autumn of 2018, of which about 14 were lost to the frost during the relatively mild 2018 /2019 winter in the SE of England.