Significance

• The Gerbera jamesonii is not poisonous and can be grown and cultivated safely.
  
  

Function

• Most people enjoy the many different colors that the Gerbera jamesonii in. They can bloom year round in a greenhouse and outdoors from April to October.
  
  

Geography

• The Gerbera jamesonii grows as a perennial in USDA zones 9-11 and grow as annuals in zone 8.
  
  

Considerations

• The Gerbera jamesonii is popularly given as a gift or used as a holiday flower and known as hardy growers.
  
  

Warning

• Some animals, such as deer, may eat the flowers of the plant, but since they are not toxic it is nothing to worry about.