Gerbera daisies are known for their brilliant hues. Gerbera is the fifth most popular flower in the world behind the rose, carnation, chrysanthemum, and tulip. Gerberas come in all the vibrant rainbow colours including bright pink, snow white, sunny yellow, and ruby red.

Kingdom

Plantae

Division

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Asteraceae

Subfamily

Mutisioideae

Genus

Gerbera

Gerbera daisy are plants with a height up to 18 to 24 inch and 4 to 10 inch diameter flowers. There will be more than ten leaves in a plant, medium green in colour spread out in a circle parallel to the ground.



The gerbera has bold and stricking appearance hence has become the most highly-prized daisy variety. All flowers helps us to express our feelings and thoughts to our loved ones, but this flower has standout meaning which is distinctly bright and merry.

Gerbera symbolises innocence and purity, and daisies are symbolises of beauty. However, the gerbera variety holds an added meaning of cheerfulness, which stems from the assortment of colors available.

Gerberas come in various forms. Broadly, they can be put into four groups-

• Single Flowers - These Gerberas have a row of non-overlapping petals (ray florets) with a green center (disc florets). These are the most common gerberas available in the market.
• Double or duplex - These Gerberas have a double row of overlapping petals with a green, black, or dark red eye.
• Crested doubles - These doubles contain two rows of overlapping petals with one or more inner rows of shorter petals with a green, black, or dark red eye.
• Full crested doubles - These have solid overlapping rows of petals with an inner row diminishing in size, covering the eye entirely.