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| Category: Perennial |
| Family: Asteraceae (Sunflowers) |
| Origin: South Africa (Africa) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: Pink |
| Bloomtime: Spring/Fall |
| Parentage: (Gerbera jamesonii x G. ambiqua) |
| Height: <1 foot |
| Width: 1-2 feet |
| Exposure: Full Sun |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 10-15° F |
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Gerbera 'Layla' (Cerise Pink Garvinea Drakensberg Daisy) - A perennial, (evergreen in our mediterranean climate), with dark-green mounds of foliage that has a gray-white pubescence on the lower surface. From spring through fall the 6 to 8 inch stalks bearing 2 inch wide, long ray-flowered bright cerise blooms with creamy white centers rise above the foliage with flowers 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 Flamingo Holland's Classic Garvinea Series of winter hardy Drakensberg Daisys bred to perform as long-lived landscape plants in full sun. The Garvinea series have been further developed than earlier Drakensberg Daisy to give brighter colors. These hybrids likely 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 this series shares.
The information displayed on this page about Gerbera 'Layla' is based on our research conducted about this plant from books in our nursery library as well as from information that is provided by reliable online resources. We also have included our own observations made about it as it grew in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers when we had them in our nursery field. We also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.
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