GERBERA JAMESONII 
Gcrbera — after Traugott Gerber, A German naturalist ; 
Jamesonii — after Jameson 
English names: Gerbera; Barberton Daisy 
Family : Compositae 
Country of origin : South Africa 
Colour : various — pink, white, flame or 
orange. 
Garden use : a stemless plant with a rosette 
of toothed leaves, rather slow 
growing and sometimes diffi- 
cult to establish strongly, re- 
quiring a well-drained, sunny 
situation, with the plants close 
together and shading their own 
roots. The large, star-like 
flower heads are very attractive 
and very suitable for cutting. 
This is a Composite like Aster, 
Cosmos, etc., with heads of 
disc and ray florets, 
by division or seed. 
A, a single flower head, showing the disc florets 
and the long narrow ray florets. 
B, another view of a flower head, showing the 
basal green bracts. 
C, a flower head in face view. 
D, a section through a flower head, showing 
disc and ray florets. 
Propagation : 
