The Love of Gerberas

The African Daisy is just one name given to this flower which is native to the Transvaal in Africa. It has found its way into gardens all around the world, and is a popular garden plant in most areas of Australia.

The flower mostly seen in gardens is close to the original found in Africa, but over the years thousands of hybrids have been developed. The pale pinks, and muted yellows and red with spikey petals whilst still poular in home gardens are not the plants and flowers now seen in the commercial gerbera growers of the world.

In this blog will be various stories of the history of the gerbera, and the story of the Gough Hill Farm in Brisbane, Australia.