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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.
The information displayed on this page about Gerbera 'Buttermilk' is based on the research we have conducted about it in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about this plant as it grows in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant have performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we have received from others and welcome hearing from anyone with information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information that will aid others to better grow it.
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