Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Gerbera serrata (Thunb.) Druce trib. Mutisieae |
Bibliography | Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 4(Suppl. 2): 624 (1917) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 100-1300m |
Description | leaves long petiolate, oblong, remote-denticulate, adaxially glabrous, abaxially rufous-tomentose, scape sericeous, capitula solitary, phyllaries lanceolate |
Size | 10-60cm |
Color | orange |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Arnica serrata Thunb. Doronicum serratum (Thunb.) Poir. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |