Gerbera Garvinea Sweet Caroline ('Garsweetcaro'PBR) (Garvinea Sweet Series)

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gerbera [Garvinea Sweet Caroline]

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Synonyms

Gerbera 'Garsweetcaro'

Conservatory Greenhouse Herbaceous Perennial
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A compact, clump-forming perennial to around 30cm high with lobed, semi-evergreen leaves forming a basal rosette. From late spring into autumn, daisy-like flowerheads are borne with yellow-tipped, vibrant orange ray florets surrounding yellow centres

Position

Full sun

Soil Types

Chalk, Loam, Sand

Max Height

0.1-0.5 metres

Max Spread

0.1-0.5 metres

Size

Time to Maturity
2–5 years
Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres
Max Height
0.1-0.5 metres

Growing Conditions

Chalk Loam Sand
Moisture
Well–drained
pH
Acid or Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Full sun
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

  • H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
  • H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
  • H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
  • H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
  • H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
  • H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
  • H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
  • H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
  • H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)
H4

Colour & Scent

Season Stem Flower Foliage Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family
Asteraceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Foliage
Semi evergreen
Habit
Clump forming
Genus
Gerbera are perennials with basal rosettes of leaves from which emerge hairy stems each bearing a daisy-like flowerhead; flowers can be single or double and in shades of yellow, orange, red, white, pink or purple
Name Status
Trade

How to Grow

Cultivation

Garvinea cultivars can be grown outside in full sun, in moderately fertile, well-drained soil that does not become waterlogged, with a loose, organic mulch for winter protection; for more advice, see gerbera cultivation

Propagation

Propagate for home use by division in early spring or by basal cuttings, or heel cuttings from side shoots, in summer

Suggested planting locations and garden types

  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Coastal
  • Cottage and informal garden
  • Patio and container plants
  • Conservatory and greenhouse
  • Cut flowers
  • Flower borders and beds
  • Wall side borders

Pruning

No pruning required, but deadheading will encourage more flowering

Pests

May be susceptible to glasshouse whitefly, chrysanthemum leaf miner, aphids, and tarsonemid mites

Diseases

May be susceptible to grey moulds, leaf spot and root rot