Crop Rotation Group
Miscellaneous
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Soil
Any good garden soil with excellent drainage.
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Position
Full sun.
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Frost tolerant
Gazania plants can tolerate light frosts but not hard freezes. They can be grown as perennials only in tropical climates.
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Feeding
Fast growth is encouraged by mixing a balanced organic fertilizer into the soil before planting. Drench plants with a liquid fertilizer in late summer to support strong blooming in autumn.
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Companions
Pair gazanias with taller drought-tolerant flowers such as gomphrena and coreopsis. If you prefer a low-growing composition, soften the coarse texture of gazanias with companionable mounds of portulaca.
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Spacing
Single Plants: 11" (30cm) each way (minimum)
Rows: 11" (30cm) with 11" (30cm) row gap (minimum)
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Sow and Plant
When starting gazania seeds indoors in early spring, cover them well with moist seed starting mix. Gazanias also can be direct-sown in late spring, after the soil has warmed. In warm climates, established plants can be propagated by division.
Our Garden Planning Tool can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area.
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Notes
Originally from South Africa, gazania survives high heat better than many other flowers. Gazania colors include orange, yellow, white, pink and many bicolors.
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Harvesting
Blossoms open during the day and close at night, so they are not useful as cut flowers. Container-grown plants can be brought indoors in fall and kept growing in a sunny windowsill or heated greenhouse.
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Troubleshooting
Excessive rain can cause gazanias to develop problems with root rot diseases.
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