Function

• The purpose of the brightly colored single petals is to attract pollinating bees and other insects. The single-petal flowers are infertile; the center flowers are the fertile blossoms and produce seeds when pollinated.
  
  

Pollinators

• Different types of insects, including bees and ants, pollinate gerbera daisies. The pollinators do not need any specialized body parts to distribute the pollen. They need only crawl across the collection of tiny flowers on the center disk.
  
  

Benefits

• The pollination strategy does not require a specific type of insect to pollinate the daisies. This advantage ensures the survival of the flowers when the population is low of certain insects.