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Gerberas

Gerbera jamesonii hybrids and cultivars

These are old garden favourites which have become very popular again as cut flowers and potted gifts. However, these varieties won't necessarily perform in the ordinary garden.

Many people are still interested in Bauer gerberas AKA Baueri Bundabegia gerberas. This was a range of varieties with large, double flowers on strong stems that was bred in Bundaberg.

A patent was associated with these plants, which meant they could not be traded without permission. This was before the current Plant Breeders Rights system was in place. After the rights were bought out by cut flower growers, it was difficult to find plants to buy for a long time.

A few years ago, the Garvinia range was introduced for landscaping use. However, these are a different style of gerbera plant, the emphasis being on hardiness in the garden and number of flowers rather than fancy individual flowers.