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Gerbera species bear a large capitulum with striking, two-lipped ray florets in yellow, orange, pink,red or white colors. The capitulum, which has the appearance of a single flower, is actually composed of hundreds of individual flowers. The morphology of the flowers varies depending on their position in the capitulum.
Gerbera is popular and widely used as a decorative garden plant or as cut flowers. The cross is known as Gerbera hybrida. Thousands of cultivars exist. They vary greatly in shape and size. Colors include red, orange, pink, white, and yellow. The center of the flower is sometimes black. Often the same flower can have petals of several different colors.
Most indoor daisy plants come “pre-made” as beautiful whole blooms! In recent years, flower shops, some drug stores & grocery stores have realized this favored flower’s popularity & it’s serious selling power . They joined and now offer lovely designs of pre-planted & “already bloomed” potted sets, bouquets or vases of the distinctive Daisy. Bouquet varieties & sizes vary in number/color, & have Bear Grass (or greenery) to add depth. One can purchase long-stemmed versions of a dozen, half-dozen, or fewer pre-wrapped in pastel tissue paper, or choose a ready-prepared vase bouquet. Due to these more complimentary options, most Gerbera Daisies are, in fact, bought while in bloom and for indoor decorative purposes & gifting.

Gerbera Gerbera2 Gerbera3 Gerbera4 Gerbera5 Gerbera6 Gerbera gerbera 1 ]]> http://www.floweringflowers.net/2011/04/gerbera-gallery/feed/ 0 Gerbera – a genus of ornamental flower http://www.floweringflowers.net/2008/05/gerbera-a-genus-of-ornamental-flower/ http://www.floweringflowers.net/2008/05/gerbera-a-genus-of-ornamental-flower/#comments Thu, 22 May 2008 07:13:21 +0000 Types of flowers http://www.floweringflowers.net/?p=4

Gerbera is a genus of ornamental flower from the sunflower family (Asteraceae). Gerbera was named in honor of the naturalist Traugott Gerber.

Gerbera species bear a large capitulum with striking, two-lipped ray florets in yellow, orange, pink,red or white colors. The capitulum, which has the appearance of a single flower, is actually composed of hundreds of individual flowers. The morphology of the flowers varies depending on their position in the capitulum.

It has around 30 species in the wild, extending to tropical Asia, Madagascar,Africa, and America. The first scientific description of a Gerbera was made by J.D. Hooker in Curtis’s Botanical Magazine in 1889 when he described Gerbera jamesonii, a South African species also known as Transvaal daisy or Barberton Daisy.

Gerbera is commercially important. It is the 5th most used cut flower in the world (after tulip, chrysanthemum, carnation and rose). It is also used as a model organism in studying flower formation. Gerbera contains naturally occurring coumarin derivatives.

Gerbera is popular and widely used as a decorative garden plant or as cut flowers. The cross is known as Gerbera hybrida. Thousands of cultivars exist. They vary greatly in shape and size. Colors include red, orange, pink, white, and yellow. The center of the flower is sometimes black. Often the same flower can have petals of several different colors.

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