Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Grass
Tender Perennial
Origin
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
South Africa
Types
Robusta blue, Robusta green, Curvula
Gerbera Ambigua, Gerbera Linnaei, Barberton Daisy
Number of Varieties
2040
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Grassland, rocky banks of streams, Sandy areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-1311-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 10
10-6
Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm45.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Gray, Lavender
White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink, Rose, Salmon
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Gray Green, Silver
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Bronze
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Yellow, Dark Green, Bronze
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From bulbs, Seedlings, Spores
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Keep ground moist
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut back old stems to the ground
Prune in flowering season, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Requires high amount of nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Aphids, Bacterial leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Thripes
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
conjunctivitis, Pollen
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, breathing problems, Nausea, Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Antispasmodic, Gout, Ulcers
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Leaves
Other Uses
Used as a grain, Used to make baskets, brooms, hats
Cosmetics, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Edging, Houseplant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
ERAGROSTIS curvula
GERBERA jamesonii
Common Name
Weeping Lovegrass
Barberton Daisy, Gerbera Daisy, Transvaal Daisy
In Hindi
Weeping Lovegrass
Gerbera
In German
Weinend lovegrass
Gerbera
In French
Weeping lovegrass
Gerbera
In Spanish
Pasto llorón
Gerbera
In Greek
κλάμα Lovegrass
Gerbera
In Portuguese
chorando lovegrass
Gerbera
In Polish
Płacząca Lovegrass
Gerbera
In Latin
Plorans Lovegrass
Gerbera
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Spermatophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Asterales
Family
Poaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Eragrostis
Gerbera
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Magnoliids
Tribe
Eragrostideae
Astereae
Subfamily
Chloridoideae
Mutisioideae
Number of Species
1010
1
27800
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