Gazania
Gazania
Gazania blooms from June through September.
Mature size, hardiness zones, sun and the trait tags were checked against named botanical sources for this plant. The bloom months and water need on this page were not.
Growing Gazania
Plant it in full sun. It prefers low water. It is hardy in USDA zones 9–11. Expect it to reach about 10 in tall and 12 in wide at maturity, in roughly 1 year.
When to plant Gazania
Wait until all danger of frost has passed, then plant out Gazania into warm soil; in most zones that means late spring. Planted then, it flowers from June to September.
Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar: for the middle of its range, start with zone 9 in February.
Comes in 6 varieties across 5 colors
Same plant, same care - pick the color you are growing.
Good to know about Gazania
Curated from university extensions, botanic gardens and other primary sources, with the source named on every note.
Worth knowing
The daisy flowers open in bright sun but close at night and on overcast, cloudy days, so a shaded spot can look barely in bloom. per NC State and IFAS
Full sun or light shade?
Extension guides say full sun only; one groundcover note allows light shade. Treat light shade as survival, not a bloom recommendation, and site it in full sun. per NC State and UC Master Gardeners
Naturalized in some regions
It escapes gardens and forms dense mats on coastal dunes and roadsides in Australia and California. In frost-free coastal areas, check local invasive-plant lists first. per MDPI and Frontiers
Tough for hot dry banks
Highly drought and heat tolerant, it thrives on hot, dry banks and light coastal soils where thirstier plants fail. A genuinely low-water sun lover. per NC State and UC Master Gardeners
Root rot is the killer
Its main disease is Phytophthora root and crown rot, driven by wet, poorly drained soil and overwatering. Keep the soil sharply drained to prevent nearly all of it. per NC State and IFAS
Its name means treasure
A daisy-family plant whose genus name comes from the Latin gaza, meaning treasure, which is the source of its common name, treasure flower. per NC State and IFAS
What pairs well with Gazania
Good companions share its growing conditions and add something it lacks: an earlier or later bloom, a lower carpet in front, or structure through winter.
Rosemary
Shares full sun and low water; blooms in early spring, before this one opens; taller at 3.3 ft, for the layer behind it; both offer pollinator forage, in different months.
Globe Thistle
Shares full sun and low water; taller at 3.3 ft, for the layer behind it; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; both offer pollinator forage.
False Indigo
Shares full sun and low water; opens in late spring and overlaps into this one's season; taller at 3.3 ft, for the layer behind it; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Perennial Sunflower
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; taller at 4.9 ft, for the layer behind it; overlaps, then carries the display into mid fall; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Fountain Grass
Shares full sun and low water; taller at 3.3 ft, for the layer behind it; overlaps, then carries the display into mid fall; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Pampas Grass
Shares full sun and low water; stands well above at 8.2 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; overlaps, then carries the display into mid fall; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Switchgrass
Shares full sun and low water; taller at 4.9 ft, for the layer behind it; overlaps, then carries the display into mid fall; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Lilac
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; stands well above at 9.8 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; both offer pollinator forage, in different months.
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