Add vibrant color to your sunny garden with Gazania Rigens Seeds, known for their bright, daisy-like blooms. Perfect for home gardens, borders, and ground cover, these hardy plants are drought-tolerant and easy to maintain.
Gazania Rigens thrives in full sun and well-drained soil, making it ideal for gardeners seeking ornamental plants that require minimal care while providing high-impact color.
Features
- Produces bright, long-lasting daisy-like blooms
- Ideal for sunny garden beds, borders, and ground cover
- Drought-tolerant and low-maintenance
- Compact growth suitable for containers and edging
- Attracts pollinators such as bees and butterflies
- Adds color, texture, and visual appeal to garden spaces
Specifications
- Scientific Name: Gazania Rigens
- Common Name (U.S.): Gazania
- Seed Type: Perennial flowering plant seeds
- Color: Yellow, orange, red, or mixed (varies by variety)
- Plant Height: 612 inches
- Bloom Season: Spring through fall
- USDA Zones: 911 (grown as annual in cooler zones)
- Sunlight: Full sun
- Soil Type: Well-drained, fertile soil
- Watering: Low to moderate; drought-tolerant once established
- Planting Depth: 1/81/4 inch
- Germination Time: 1014 days
- Optimal Germination Temperature: 7075F (2124C)
- Spacing: 612 inches apart
- Maintenance: Deadhead spent flowers to prolong blooming; mulch lightly to retain soil moisture; fertilize lightly every 34 weeks
Planting Guide
- Sow Seeds: Plant 1/81/4 inch deep in well-draining, fertile soil directly in outdoor beds or containers after the last frost.
- Location: Full sun for optimal flowering.
- Watering: Keep soil moderately moist during germination; established plants tolerate drought.
- Care: Deadhead flowers for extended bloom, fertilize lightly during growth, and mulch to retain soil moisture.