The Garvinea® Sweet Dreams Gerber Daisy, otherwise known as the Gerbera X ‘Gardreams’ Plant Patent Applied For or Maidenhair Tree ‘Autumn Gold’, Fossil Tree ‘Autumn Gold’, Icho ‘Autumn Gold’, is a rather well known tree plant by gardening enthusiasts around the world.
Best known for its low maintenance and moderate growth, this tree will likely liven up your house (or garden) with its green colored leaves. But, only if you learn how to take proper care of it for it to thrive.
Fortunately, taking care of your Garvinea® Sweet Dreams Gerber Daisy is not too difficult – as long as you follow our guidelines in this Garvinea® Sweet Dreams Gerber Daisy Care Guide. Now let’s get started.
The basic care guidelines you need to remember for your Garvinea® Sweet Dreams Gerber Daisy are the following:
- Water: The Garvinea® Sweet Dreams Gerber Daisy prefers constant watering each week and more during the hot season.
- Light: Keep your Gerbera X ‘Gardreams’ Plant Patent Applied For in an environment where it can receive partial to full sun on a daily basis.
- Soil: Make sure to keep the Garvinea® Sweet Dreams Gerber Daisy in soil with well-draining properties, so ideally, one that is made of clay, loam, chalk, and sand.
That’s it – sunlight, water and soil! The basic 3 fundamentals for all plant care, and with the Garvinea® Sweet Dreams Gerber Daisy this is no exception. With these three elements, your leafy friend will live healthy and happy.
Scientific / Botanical Aspects
In botanical terms, the Garvinea® Sweet Dreams Gerber Daisy belongs to the Ginkgoaceae family, the genus Ginkgo and the species Biloba, hence its scientific (or botanical) name Gerbera X ‘Gardreams’ Plant Patent Applied For (GER-ber-a).
As with other Ginkgo’s, the Garvinea® Sweet Dreams Gerber Daisy is a herbaceous plant, which means it will die back to the ground every year.
Growing Region
The Garvinea® Sweet Dreams Gerber Daisy is a plant native to the China South-Central and China Southeast.
Knowing your plant’s native region is very useful, as it can give you tips on which environment is best for your Garvinea® Sweet Dreams Gerber Daisy. If you keep it in mind, you can try to replicate these conditions at home, and you’ll likely end with a healthier plant.
With this in mind, the Gerbera X ‘Gardreams’ Plant Patent Applied For will be most used to the heat zones in the 3 – 9 region, as the plant hardiness level falls between 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5b, 5a, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9b, 9a and the ideal climate zone is between 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, A3.
Growth and Size
Growth
In terms of size and growth, the Garvinea® Sweet Dreams Gerber Daisy is a relatively moderate grower, which makes things somewhat easy for any plant enthusiast.
Size
But what exactly does this mean for your Garvinea® Sweet Dreams Gerber Daisy? How large a pot should you consider, how tall, how wide can it get? Let’s jump in…
The Gerbera X ‘Gardreams’ Plant Patent Applied For can grow up to 40′ – 50′ (12m – 15m) in 40′ – 50′ (12m – 15m) and 25′ – 30′ (7.5m – 9m) in 25′ – 30′ (7.5m – 9m).
Water
In terms of watering, the Garvinea® Sweet Dreams Gerber Daisy is a fairly simple plant to take care of.
This is mostly because it has a straightforward watering schedule and somewhat regular watering needs.
Specifically, most experts agree that the Gerbera X ‘Gardreams’ Plant Patent Applied For prefers constant watering each week and more during the hot season.
Which is why it is considered a plant with relatively low to average needs in terms of water.
Watering
As a rule of thumb, you should remember to keep your Garvinea® Sweet Dreams Gerber Daisy in soil with well-draining characteristics, as these will guarantee the right conditions for your plant to grow and thrive.
When you consider this, this is why you should aim to choose soil that has good drainage, moist, occasionally dry, and occasionally wet properties to keep the right moisture levels at all times.
In our experience, the famous ‘thumb’ or ‘finger’ test is what works best for the Garvinea® Sweet Dreams Gerber Daisy since with it, you will be able to give it the right amount of water, every time – regardless of the environment or placement where you do decide to keep it.
Soil Mix
As mentioned earlier, the Garvinea® Sweet Dreams Gerber Daisy prefers to have soil with good drainage, moist, occasionally dry, and occasionally wet properties at all times, reason why you need to make the soil mix out of clay, loam, chalk, and sand.
In addition to this, expert gardeners recommend having preferably alkaline, acid or neutral soil.
Light and Exposure
In terms of light & exposure, the Garvinea® Sweet Dreams Gerber Daisy requires partial to full sun in order for it to thrive under the right conditions.
Most experts agree that this tree will do well as long as you keep it in full sun, and it will be able to grow properly.
Specifically, we recommend that you place your Gerbera X ‘Gardreams’ Plant Patent Applied For in full and direct sun (more than 6 hours of direct sunlight per day).
Season
Being a herbaceous plant, the Garvinea® Sweet Dreams Gerber Daisy will die back to the ground every year.
But, you can expect it to have its ‘prime-time’ during the spring (mid, late), the summer (early, mid, late), and during the fall.
Flowers
You can expect your Garvinea® Sweet Dreams Gerber Daisy to flower around the spring months from April to June (spring).
In particular, this tree is well known for its long bloom season, flowers for cutting and showy flowers around the plant enthusiast community.
The Garvinea® Sweet Dreams Gerber Daisy produces some beautiful pink, or green, cream/tan and orange flowers around this time of year.
Foliage
The leaves from the Garvinea® Sweet Dreams Gerber Daisy have a beautiful green color during most of the year.
In particular, they have a simple arrangement with a alternate organization in its leaves.
You can expect the leaves from your Gerbera X ‘Gardreams’ Plant Patent Applied For to be around (1-3 inches) in size.
Attracts, Tolerance and Resistance
The Garvinea® Sweet Dreams Gerber Daisy is well known for its tolerance to clay soil, and animals like deer, so don’t worry if any of these come along, your Gerbera X ‘Gardreams’ Plant Patent Applied For will be fine.
Garden
How should you then organize your garden to include your new Garvinea® Sweet Dreams Gerber Daisy? Here are some recommendations by expert gardeners.
Most Gerbera X ‘Gardreams’ Plant Patent Applied For owners agree that this tree will look great in most cottage, contemporary and rustic gardens of all types.
Other owners consider that they complement well most gardens of informal and cottage, city and courtyard, and in prairie and meadow styles.
In particular, the Garvinea® Sweet Dreams Gerber Daisy’s best use for landscaping within your garden is as cutting garden, border, mass planting, container, edging, or a urban garden.
Conclusion
So that’s it! These are the main plant care requirements that you need to keep in mind in order to have a healthy Garvinea® Sweet Dreams Gerber Daisy in your garden or home.
