Scientific Name Gerbera jamesonii Common Name Gerbera daisy

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Characteristics Season early summer to frost Height 12-18 inches Hardiness USDA Hardiness Zone 8 Flower Color yellow, pink, peach, red Soil well drained soil Exposure full sun Propagation seed, division in spring North Carolina Regions Piedmont, Coastal Plain Comments Gerbera daisy only perennializes in the mild coastal climate of zone 8, but in the mountains and Piedmont it can be grown as an annual and brought indoors during the winter. Use a non-matting winter mulch, such as pine needles to improve winter survival. Wonderful, long lasting cut flowers. Origin South Africa, Asia

Prepared by: orginally by Alice B. Russell, retired Extension Specialist, NC State University
                     maintained and expanded by Erv Evans, Consumer Horticulturist, NC State University

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