Yellow Gazania Flowers

Honored to be one of the Showcased Artists Of The Week in Wisconsin Flowers And Scenery group! Thanks Randy! 1/20/19... more

by Kay Novy

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Yellow Gazania Flowers

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Kay Novy

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Honored to be one of the "Showcased Artists Of The Week" in "Wisconsin Flowers And Scenery" group! Thanks Randy! 1/20/19

Gazania, also called treasure flower, is native to South Africa. True to its name, these sun-loving blooms have a lot of uses to gardens and must be treasured. With rosette-formed flowers, vividly-colored petals in a spectrum of colors, and silver foliage, Gazanias can easily wow the eyes. They look pretty in containers, slopes, beds, borders, and as groundcover. Gazanias resemble daisies because they are both part of the family Asteraceae.

Due to numerous hybrids of Gazania, banded markings combined with rich shades of yellow, pink, purple, bronze, white, orange, red, and coral help gardeners decide what seedling strains to grow. Besides, Gazanias growing habits are the same regardless of variety. Gazania parades abundant blooms from summer to winter. It is tolerant to drought, poor soil conditions, and can survive brief periods of frost. It closes up during night time and cloudy days as if taking a sleep and wakes up at a gaze of sunlight.

A sturdy, ground-hugging plant, gazania (Gazania spp.) produces daisylike blooms in shades of bright red, orange or yellow from early summer until early fall. Gazania is a good choice for rock gardens and hot, dry areas because it thrives in heat and sun. Although gazania is often grown as an annual, it is perennial in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 8b through 11. Collecting seeds for the next growing season is an interesting project if you're creative, budget-minded or self-sufficient.

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June 18th, 2015