1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants, Herbs
Tender Perennial
1.3 Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
South Africa
1.4 Types
Not Available
Gerbera Ambigua, Gerbera Linnaei, Barberton Daisy
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Mountains, Upland
Grassland, rocky banks of streams, Sandy areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm30.50 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
45.70 cm45.70 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Red, Rose, Crimson
White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink, Rose, Salmon
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
From bulbs
From bulbs, Seedlings, Spores
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires a lot of watering
Keep ground moist
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves
Prune in flowering season, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Leaf spot, Root rot
Aphids, Bacterial leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Thripes
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, breathing problems, Nausea, Pollen
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Broken Bones, Burns, Sore throat, Stomach aliments, Urine infections
Antispasmodic, Gout, Ulcers
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Cosmetics, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Edging, Houseplant, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PENSTEMON barbatus
GERBERA jamesonii
7.2 Common Name
Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue
Barberton Daisy, Gerbera Daisy, Transvaal Daisy
7.2.1 In Hindi
Beardlip Penstemon
Gerbera
7.2.2 In German
Beardlip Penstemon
Gerbera
7.2.3 In French
penstemon beardlip
Gerbera
7.2.4 In Spanish
penstemon beardlip
Gerbera
7.2.5 In Greek
beardlip penstemon
Gerbera
7.2.6 In Portuguese
penstemon beardlip
Gerbera
7.2.7 In Polish
beardlip penstemon
Gerbera
7.2.8 In Latin
Birdlip penstemon
Gerbera
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Spermatophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Scrophulariaceae
Asteraceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots
Magnoliids
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Mutisioideae, Not Available
8.10 Number of Species