Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Gerbera parva N.E.Br. trib. Mutisieae |
Bibliography | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 27 (1895) |
Native Range | KwaZulu-Natal |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
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 | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (NAT KwaZulu-Natal) |