Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Gerbera wrightii Harv. trib. Mutisieae |
Bibliography | Fl. Cap. 3: 521 (1865) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 80-800m |
Description | leaves petiolate, cordate, denticulate, adaxially glabrescent, abaxially thinly white tomentose, scape thinly arachnose, capitula solitary, involucre arachnose |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | yellow, orange |
Bloom | summer |
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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 | Gerbera leucothrix Harv. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |