Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Gerbera natalensis Sch.Bip. trib. Mutisieae |
Bibliography | Flora 27: 778 (1844) |
Native Range | South Africa to Swaziland |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 350-2100m |
Description | leaves shortly petiolate, rather coriaceous, elliptic or oblong, obtuse, entire or denticulate, glabrous, green, capitula solitary, involucre subglabrous, pappus yellow |
Size | 2-20cm |
Color | yellow, 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 | Gerbera tuberosa Klatt Gerbera viridiflora ssp. natalensis (Sch.Bip.) H.V.Hansen |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces) |