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| Category: Perennial |
| Family: Asteraceae (Sunflowers) |
| Origin: South Africa (Africa) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: Pale Yellow |
| Bloomtime: Spring/Fall |
| Parentage: (Gerbera jamesonii x G. ambiqua) |
| Height: 1-2 feet |
| Width: 1-2 feet |
| Exposure: Sun or Shade |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 10-15° F |
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Gerbera 'Buttermilk' (Buttermilk Drakensberg Daisy) - A perennial (evergreen in our mediterranean climate) with dark-green mounds of foliage that has a gray-white pubescence. From spring through fall arise the 12 to 18 inch tall spikes of long ray-flowered pale-yellow daisies that look to be the classic Gerbera flower but are slightly smaller than the florist varieties. Plant in full sun to light shade and give regular to occasional irrigation. This plant is more pest free and tougher than the Barberton Daisy (Gerbera jamesonii); it is hardy to USDA zone 7 and evergreen and nearly everblooming in our coastal California gardens. These plants are part of a new Drakensberg Daisy series that was bred to perform as long-lived landscape plants in full sun. There is not much information on this series available but one thought is that these hybrids involve the typical Gerbera or Barberton Daisy, Gerbera jamesonii and Gerbera ambiqua, a species from moderate to high elevations (below 8,200 feet) in the Drakensberg Mountains in the eastern part of Southern Africa. Gerbera ambiqua is also noted for having pubescent undersides of the leaves, which the Drakensberg Daisy series also has.
This information about Gerbera 'Buttermilk' displayed is based on research conducted in our horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also will relate observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we receive from others and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.
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