Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Gerbera parva N.E.Br. trib. Mutisieae |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1900-2700m |
Description | basal leaves orbiculate, to 3cm wide, adaxially shiny dark green, at base cordate, sharply dentate, petioles thin, capitula solitary, to 25mm across, ligules abaxially pink |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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