Scientific Name:
Gerbera jamesonii
(incl. hybrids)
Pronunciation:
GUR-bur-uh juh-may-sun-ee-eye
Common Name:
Transvaal daisy, gerbera
Family Name:
Asteraceae
Plant Type:
Annual (grown as), Flowering cut plant, Flowering pot plant
Key ID Features:
Leaves basal, most 15-45cm long x 6-15cm wide, basal, oblanceolate with shallow lobes; petioles floppy, pubescent; heads 7-11cm wide on peduncles 30-45cm tall, ray florets commonly red, yellow, orange, white (vary with cultivar).
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Mounded
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Africa, Garden origin ( G. jamesonii x G. viridifolia)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 8b: (-9.4 to -7 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Bedding plant, Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Indoor plant, Perennial border
Additional Info:
Google. Compare to G. garvinea.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Lobed
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Pubescent, Tomentose
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Oblong, Obovate, Spatulate
Apices:
Obtuse
Margins:
Pinnately lobed
Inflorescence Type:
Head (capitulum)
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Corolla Shape:
Ligulate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Orange, Yellow, Pink, Red, Dark-red
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Size varies with cultivar, ie. standard vs. mini forms.
Fruit Type:
Achene
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant
Bark or Stem Colour:
Propagation:
Seed, Division - below ground parts
Optimal Temp.:
Medium
Light Level:
High
Maintenance:
Medium
Other:
'Deadheading' recommended = remove old flowers.
Pest Susceptibility:
Anthracnose, Aphids or adelgids, Crown rot, Leaf miner insect, Mildew, Mites, Mold, Root rot, Thrips, Whitefly or psyllids
Specific Pests:
deer
Course(s):
- HORT 1155
- HORT 1193/1293
Location(s):
- (GNH) GreeNHouse
- (HPZ) Horticulture PlaZa