About Gerbera Daisy

What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Tender Perennial

Origin

South Africa

Types

Gerbera Ambigua, Gerbera Linnaei, Barberton Daisy

Number of Varieties

Rank: 78 (Overall)

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Habitat

Grassland, rocky banks of streams, Sandy areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

11-12

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AHS Heat Zone

10-6

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

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Minimum Width

45.70 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink, Rose, Salmon

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Thorns

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8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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64% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

From bulbs, Seedlings, Spores

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune in flowering season, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Bacterial leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Thripes

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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13% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

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6% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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45% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

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8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

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21% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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16% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

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55% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Showy Bark

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1% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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9% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Invasive

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3% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

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44% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Allergy

allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, breathing problems, Nausea, Pollen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

Sometimes

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antispasmodic, Gout, Ulcers

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Other Uses

Cosmetics, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

Sometimes

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Edging, Houseplant, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

GERBERA jamesonii

Common Name

Barberton Daisy, Gerbera Daisy, Transvaal Daisy

In Hindi

Gerbera

In German

Gerbera

In French

Gerbera

In Spanish

Gerbera

In Greek

Gerbera

In Portuguese

Gerbera

In Polish

Gerbera

In Latin

Gerbera

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Spermatophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Asteraceae

Genus

Gerbera

Clade

Magnoliids

Tribe

Astereae

Subfamily

Mutisioideae

Number of Species

Rank: 100 (Overall)

1 27800

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Properties of Gerbera Daisy

Want to know the properties of Gerbera Daisy? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Gerbera Daisy is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, breathing problems, Nausea and Pollen. Gerbera Daisy Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Antispasmodic, Gout and Ulcers

Part of plant used: Leaves

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Gerbera Daisy Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Gerbera Daisy. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Gerbera Daisy physical information is as follows: 30.50 cm tall and 45.70 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Oval. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink, Rose and Salmon

Leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Gerbera Daisy

Taking Gerbera Daisy Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Gerbera Daisy include pruning, which should be done Prune in flowering season, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Gerbera Daisy

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Gerbera Daisy is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Gerbera Daisy is a very important plant from Tender Perennial. There are 40 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Gerbera Ambigua, Gerbera Linnaei, Barberton Daisy. This plant's habitat is Grassland, rocky banks of streams and Sandy areas and it comes in the hardiness zone 11-12. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.