Gerbera aurantiaca, the Hilton daisy, is a long-lived KwaZulu-Natal mistbelt grassland endemic with red flowers.

While the typical colour of the Hilton daisies is red, the flowers range from yellow through orange to bright red and deep scarlet.

The Hilton daisy is an endangered species and only 15 viable populations of the species are known to exist.

[2] The Hilton daisy was first discovered by Christian Ferdinand Krauss during his visit to Natal in 1839.

[3] They were first described by botanist Schulz Bipontinus in 1844 and named for the brilliant orange colour of the specimen sent over to Europe.