Gerbera 'Garvinea Sweet Love' (Garvinea Sweet Series) (Barberton daisy 'Garvinea Sweet Love')

Botanical name

Gerbera 'Garvinea Sweet Love' (Garvinea Sweet Series)

Other names

Barberton daisy 'Garvinea Sweet Love', Gerbena 'Sweet Love', Transvaal daisy 'Garvinea Sweet Love'

Genus

Gerbera Gerbera

Variety or Cultivar

'Garvinea Sweet Love' _ 'Garvinea Sweet Love' is a clump-forming, frost hardy, evergreen perennial with lobed, broadly lance-shaped, dark-green leaves and sturdy, erect stems bearing daisy-like, bright red flowers from late spring into autumn.

Native to

Garden origin

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Clump-forming, Erect

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Colour

Flower

Red in Spring; Red in Summer; Red in Autumn

Foliage

Dark-green in All seasons

General care

Pruning

Remove faded flower stems.

Propagation

Divide in early spring. Take basal cuttings in summer.

Propagation methods

Basal cuttings, Division

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Monthly care advice

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Where to grow

Gerbera 'Garvinea Sweet Love' (Garvinea Sweet Series) (Barberton daisy 'Garvinea Sweet Love') will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.4m after 1-2 years.

Suggested uses

Beds and borders, City, Conservatory, Containers, Flower Arranging, Greenhouse

Cultivation

Grow in moderately fertile, well-drained soil in a sheltered, sunny site. Though hardier than most Gerbera cultivars, best to protect with a dry mulch in winter or overwinter in a cool greenhouse. May be semi-evergreen or deciduous in colder areas.

Soil type

Chalky, Loamy, Sandy

Soil drainage

Moist but well-drained, Well-drained

Soil pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

Light

Full Sun

Aspect

South, West

Exposure

Sheltered

UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.

Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3)

USDA zones

Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7

Defra's Risk register #1

Plant name

Gerbera 'Garvinea Sweet Love' (Garvinea Sweet Series) (Barberton daisy 'Garvinea Sweet Love')

Common pest name

American serpentine leaf miner; chrysanthemum leaf miner

Scientific pest name

Liriomyza trifolii

Type

Insect

Current status in UK

Absent

Likelihood to spread to UK (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

2

Impact (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

3

General biosecurity comments

Regulated pest already subject to review at the EU level (2013). Regularly intercepted in the trade.

About this section

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Date updated: 7^th March 2019 For more information visit: https://planthealthportal.defra.gov.uk/