Spring Starflower

Gerbera Daisy

About Spring Starflower and Gerbera Daisy

Spring Starflower

Gerbera Daisy

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

South America, Argentina

South Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

Gerbera Ambigua, Gerbera Linnaei, Barberton Daisy

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Temperate Regions

Grassland, rocky banks of streams, Sandy areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9

11-12

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

10-6

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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10.20 cm

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30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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5.10 cm

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45.70 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue

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

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Oval

2.4 Thorns

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7% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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72% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

From bulbs, Seedlings, Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Keep ground moist

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Slugs, Snails

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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15% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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8% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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48% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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40% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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4% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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9% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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19% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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13% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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33% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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57% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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1% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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4% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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3% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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49% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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48% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

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

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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56% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Antispasmodic, Gout, Ulcers

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Cosmetics, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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39% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Ipheion uniflorum

GERBERA jamesonii

7.2 Common Name

Spring Starflower, Springstar

Barberton Daisy, Gerbera Daisy, Transvaal Daisy

7.2.1 In Hindi

Spring Starflower

Gerbera

7.2.2 In German

Frühling Borretsch

Gerbera

7.2.3 In French

Spring Starflower

Gerbera

7.2.4 In Spanish

primavera Flor de estrella

Gerbera

7.2.5 In Greek

άνοιξη starflower

Gerbera

7.2.6 In Portuguese

primavera Starflower

Gerbera

7.2.7 In Polish

Wiosna Starflower

Gerbera

7.2.8 In Latin

Spring Starflower

Gerbera

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Lilopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Ipheion

Gerbera

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Magnoliids

8.8 Tribe

Gilliesieae

Astereae

8.9 Subfamily

Allioideae

Mutisioideae, Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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350 (About Thyme)

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Properties of Spring Starflower and Gerbera Daisy

Wondering what are the properties of Spring Starflower and Gerbera Daisy? We provide you with everything About Spring Starflower and Gerbera Daisy. Spring Starflower doesn't have thorns and Gerbera Daisy doesn't have thorns. Also Spring Starflower does not have fragrant flowers. Spring Starflower has allergic reactions like Not Available and Gerbera Daisy has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Spring Starflower and Gerbera Daisy and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Spring Starflower and Gerbera Daisy

Season and care of Spring Starflower and Gerbera Daisy is important to know. While considering everything about Spring Starflower and Gerbera Daisy Care, growing season is an essential factor. Spring Starflower season is Spring and Gerbera Daisy season is Spring. The type of soil for Spring Starflower is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Gerbera Daisy is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Spring Starflower is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Gerbera Daisy is Neutral.

Spring Starflower and Gerbera Daisy Physical Information

Spring Starflower and Gerbera Daisy physical information is very important for comparison. Spring Starflower height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm whereas Gerbera Daisy height is 30.50 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Spring Starflower and Gerbera Daisy are as follows:

Spring Starflower flower color: Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver and Sky Blue
Spring Starflower leaf color: Green, Light Green and Gray Green
Gerbera Daisy flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink, Rose and Salmon
Gerbera Daisy leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Spring Starflower and Gerbera Daisy

Care of Spring Starflower and Gerbera Daisy include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Spring Starflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Gerbera Daisy pruning is done Prune in flowering season, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Spring Starflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Gerbera Daisy needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.