Gerbera
| Lifespan: | ⌛ | [[Lifespan::perennialRH]] |
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| Origin: | ✈ | [[Origin::Africa, Madagascar, Asia, IndonesiaRH]] |
| Exposure: | ☼ | [[Exposure::Shade from hottest sunRH]] |
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| Water: | ◍ | frequent when in growth"frequent when in growth" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property. |
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Gerbera > |
Gerbera (named in honor of Traug. Gerber, a German naturalist who traveled in Russia). Compdsitx. A small group of temperate and tropical Asiatic and African perennial herbs grown for their yellow or pink or orange flower-heads.
Stemless herbs with radical, petioled Ivs. which are entire or sometimes lobed: fl.-heads solitary, many-fld., the conspicuous rays in 1 or 2 rows, those of the inner row, when present, very short and sometimes tubular and 2-lipped, as are the disk-fls.: achenes beaked.— There are 40 species, only one of which (G. jamesonii) is well known in Amer. and is sometimes found outside the collections of botanic gardens and fanciers. They should be grown in the temperate house, in a rich compost of sandy loam and peat. Prop, by seeds or by cuttings of side shoots.
G. aurantiaca, Sch. A handsome plant with fls. 2 ½ in. diam.: florets red. with bright yellow anthers. Natal and the Transvaal. B.M. 8079. Has been listed under name of G. elsae.—G. cantabrigiensis, Hort. A garden hybrid between G. jamesonii and G. viridifolia. G.M.47:386, desc.—G. viridifolia, Sch., is a little-known green-lvd. plant with showy Ms. that are white on the upper side, yellow beneath. S. Afr.—Well worth growing in temperate house.
N. Taylor.
Hairy, stemless herbs. Perennials which can be treated like annualsRH. Leaves may spread or come up from a basal rosette, are entire to dentate (or rarely pinnately lobed), petiolate, and hairy underneathRH.
Cultivation
Most common are the G. jamesonii hybrids, with extremely long-lasting cut flowersRH. The flowers come in a wide range of pastel and basic bright colors. In frost-free areas they overwinter safely outdoorsRH. In cold-winter areas, keep at 5-7°C (40-45°F) and keep just moistRH.
Tip: Scald tip of stem when cutting flowers for vase to make them last longerRH.
Propagation
Plants may be divided in the springRH. Seed.
Pests and diseases
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Species
About 40 speciesRH, includingwp:
- Gerbera aberdarica
- Gerbera abyssinica
- Gerbera ambigua
- Gerbera anandria : Ghostly Daisy
- Gerbera anandria var. anandria
- Gerbera anandria var. densiloba
- Gerbera anandria var. integripetala
- Gerberia anadria var. bonatiana
- Gerbera aspleniifolia
- Gerbera aurantiaca : Hilton Daisy
- Gerbera bojeri
- Gerbera bonatiana
- Gerbera bracteata
- Gerbera brevipes
- Gerbera burchellii
- Gerbera burmanni
- Gerbera candollei
- Gerbera cavaleriei
- Gerbera chilensis
- Gerbera cineraria
- Gerbera connata
- Gerbera conrathii
- Gerbera cordata
- Gerbera coronopifolia
- Gerbera curvisquama
- Gerbera delavayi
- Gerbera discolor
- Gerbera diversifolia
- Gerbera elegans
- Gerbera elliptica
- Gerbera emirnensis
- Gerbera ferruginea
- Gerbera flava
- Gerbera galpinii
- Gerbera glandulosa
- Gerbera henryi
- Gerbera hieracioides
- Gerbera hirsuta
- Gerbera hypochaeridoides
- Gerbera integralis
- Gerbera integripetala
- Gerbera jamesonii : Barberton Daisy, Gerbera Daisy, Transvaal Daisy
- Gerbera knorringiana
- Gerbera kokanica
- Gerbera kraussii
- Gerbera kunzeana
- Gerbera lacei
- Gerbera lagascae
- Gerbera lanuginosa
- Gerbera lasiopus
- Gerbera latiligulata
- Gerbera leandrii
- Gerbera leiocarpa
- Gerbera leucothrix
- Gerbera lijiangensis
- Gerbera lynchii
- Gerbera macrocephala
- Gerbera nepalensis
- Gerbera nervosa
- Gerbera nivea
- Gerbera parva
- Gerbera peregrina
- Gerbera perrieri
- Gerbera petasitifolia
- Gerbera piloselloides
- Gerbera plantaginea
- Gerbera plicata
- Gerbera podophylla
- Gerbera pterodonta
- Gerbera pulvinata
- Gerbera pumila
- Gerbera randii
- Gerbera raphanifolia
- Gerbera ruficoma
- Gerbera saxatilis
- Gerbera semifloscularis
- Gerbera serotina
- Gerbera speciosa
- Gerbera tanantii
- Gerbera tomentosa
- Gerbera tuberosa
- Gerbera uncinata
- Gerbera viridifolia
- Gerbera welwitschii
- Gerbera wrightii
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References
External links
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