Colour of the gods

Orange like the sunset
fiery streaks of dusk
maybe the most vibrant colour
God dared to create.

The Gerbera finds its source in Asia, South America and Tasmania. The Dutch botanic professor Gronovius discovered the plant species in 1737 and named it after his collogue Traugott Gerber, a German doctor collecting flowers in Danish Jutland at that time.

In current times It is the fifth most used cut flower in the world (after rose, carnation, chrysanthemum, and tulip). Enough facts, enjoy the picture:)

comments (7)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Wow, both the flower and photo are pristine, and amazingly sharp. Promoted, well done! Posted 13 years ago

Ludo Sak

Lion

Aahh WOW, thanks! I was just typing an interesting story as a side dish. The story continues. Posted 13 years ago

Ludo Sak

Lion

(no wiki page yet for 'Gerbera Aurantiaca') Posted 13 years ago
1. WildFlower
  
  Lion
  
  There is a wiki page for Gerbera aurantiaca now, but a cultivated Gerbera daisy is more likely to be a hybrid - Gerbera hybrida (Gerbera jamesonii x Gerbera viridifolia) and there is no wiki page for it.
  http://compgenomics.ucdavis.edu/compositae_data.php?name=Gerbera+hybrida
  http://journal.ashspublications.org/content/129/6/802.full.pdf
  http://www.gerbera.org/species/jamesonii-barberton-daisy/hybridization-history/ Posted 11 years ago

Ludo Sak

Lion

Fer, thx fror putting it in Wildlife Carnaval and Wildlife in HD too! Posted 13 years ago

Frankhuizen Photography

Lion

Ludo, a beautiful photo! Posted 13 years ago

Ludo Sak

Lion

Thanks all, shot right after this one:

Posted 13 years ago

The Barberton daisy

''Gerbera jamesonii'' is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Gerbera''. It is indigenous to South Eastern Africa and commonly known as the Barberton daisy, the Transvaal daisy, and as Barbertonse madeliefie in Afrikaans.

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Similar species: Asterales

Species identified by WildFlower