The botanical genus "Gerardia" is named in Gerard's honour. There are also historical records of sea-beach pigweed and sandplain gerardia. Helen Gerardia (1903-1988) was a Russian-born American painter. Common names include sandplain gerardia and sandplain false foxglove. Gerardia was a member of the Vectors artist group. She eventually founded the Gerardia Workshop, where she taught a variety of mediums.