Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Vegetable
Tender Perennial
Origin
Mediterranean
South Africa
Types
cowpea , pigeon pea
Gerbera Ambigua, Gerbera Linnaei, Barberton Daisy
Number of Varieties
1740
0
40000
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Habitat
Fields, Loamy soils
Grassland, rocky banks of streams, Sandy areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999911-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
10-6
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 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
Vining/Climbing
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.00 cm45.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender
White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink, Rose, Salmon
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Variety of soil types
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From bulbs, Seedlings, Spores
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not let dry out between waterings, Needs watering once a week
Keep ground moist
In Summer
Consistently
Lots of watering
In Spring
Adequately
Moderate
In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in flowering season, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Leaf curl, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Root rot
Aphids, Bacterial leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Thripes
Plant Tolerance
Light Frost
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Diarrhea, Intestinal gas
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, breathing problems, Nausea, Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Antispasmodic, Gout, Ulcers
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Leaves
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Making Shampoo, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Cosmetics, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Edging, Houseplant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
PISUM sativum
GERBERA jamesonii
Common Name
Garden Pea
Barberton Daisy, Gerbera Daisy, Transvaal Daisy
In Hindi
मटर
Gerbera
In German
Erbse
Gerbera
In French
Erbse
Gerbera
In Spanish
guisante
Gerbera
In Greek
μπιζέλι
Gerbera
In Portuguese
ervilha
Gerbera
In Polish
groch
Gerbera
In Latin
pea
Gerbera
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Spermatophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Asterales
Family
Fabaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Pisum
Gerbera
Clade
Dicotyledonous
Magnoliids
Tribe
-
Astereae
Subfamily
-
Mutisioideae
Number of Species
15010
1
27800
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