Transvaal Daisy
Gerbera jamesonii. ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE).
Planting and Growing Transvaal Daisy
You’ll find everything you need to know to plant and grow Transvaal daisy in the accompanying table’s tabs:
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- Flowers, foliage, and root structure of Transvaal daisy
- Plant hardiness and growing conditions for Transvaal daisy
- Season of bloom and planting time for Transvaal daisy
- When, how deep, and where to plant Transvaal daisy
- How to plant Transvaal daisy
- Watering, fertilizing, care, and pests or diseases of Transvaal daisy
- Landscape and container uses of Transvaal daisy
- Comments about Transvaal daisy and its features
Growing Transvaal Daisy
Many cultivars and hybrids of mounding, arching, deciduous perennial herbs, 12–18 in. (30–45 cm) tall. Hairy, gray green, lance-shaped, pointed, lobed leaves, to 10 in. (25 cm) long, with pale, woolly undersides.
Transvaal daisy are native to South Africa.
Planting and Care Guide
Blooms
Single or double, orange red, daisylike flowers, 2–5 in. (50–125 mm) wide, with pale red, yellow centers, in summer–autumn. Hybrids bear many other colors, including cream, pink, purple, white, yellow, and multicolored.
Best Climates
Tender. Plant as annual, zones 3–7; ground hardy, zones 8–11.
Soil Type and Fertility
Moist, well-drained humus. Fertility: Rich. 6.0–7.0 pH.
Where and How to Plant
Spring in full sun to partial shade, 6–12 in. (15–30 cm) apart, after soil warms.
Proper Care
Easy. Keep moist until established; allow soil to dry between waterings. Drought tolerant. Fertilize quarterly. Deadhead spent flowers to promote new buds. Propagate by cuttings, division, seed.
About This Plant
Good choice for accents, containers, ground covers in cottage, meadow, seaside gardens. Mulch. Good for cutting. Slug, snail and fungal disease susceptible.