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Gazania
Gazania
Gazania blooms from June through September.
Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.
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 (not yet checked).
No toxicity note is on file for Gazania. That is not a clearance: check its safety for people and pets before planting.
What was checked
Mature height and spread, 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, and each fact above says which. The planting, spacing and size sections are derived from these checked facts by a fixed rule, not checked separately, and the plant type is the library's own classification.
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; if you garden near zone 9, the middle of this plant's hardy range, start with zone 9 in February. Derived from the plant's category, zones and bloom months plus typical zone frost dates, not checked separately.
How big does Gazania get?
10 intall5 ft 7 inan adult12 inwideSee Gazania in a garden plan: the planner shows it in 3D beside everything else you add, growing toward this size over the years.
How far apart to plant Gazania
Derived from the mature spread above by a fixed rule, not checked separately: spacing is the spread, center to center.
Space Gazania about 12 in apart, center to center, so each plant has room to reach its full width.
Add Gazania to a garden plan and the planner draws it at its full width, so you see the spacing before you buy.
Where these facts come from
Gazania's height, spread, hardiness zones, sun and trait tags were checked against 8 published sources on July 30, 2026. Each one is linked below with every fact it carried, which can include a fact this page still marks as not yet checked, because a source carrying a value is not the same as the value being held to the standard. Facts not in that list, and the planting, spacing and size sections, are not covered by these sources.
- Missouri Botanical GardenPlant Finder (Gazania, the genus group entry, titled "Gazania (group)")height, spread, hardiness zones, sun and trait tags
- Missouri Botanical GardenGazania rigensheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun and trait tags
- Missouri Botanical GardenGazania linearisheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun and trait tags
- NC State ExtensionGazania rigensheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun and trait tags
- RHSGazania rigens, rigid treasure flowerheight, spread and sun
- University of Illinois ExtensionIllinois Extension, Flowers: Gazania (genus entry in the Annuals series)height, sun and trait tags
- University of Illinois ExtensionGazania, Gazania rigensheight, sun and trait tags
- University of Georgia ExtensionUGA Cooperative Extension Bulletin B954, Flowering Annuals for Georgia...height and trait tags
How the checking works, and what each standard covers, is on the verified plants page.
Comes in 6 varieties across 5 colors
Same genus, similar care - pick the color you are growing.
Compare every variety in the Gazania group
Every figure is the variety's own page fact. Tap a name to open it.
| Variety | Color | Blooms | Hardiness | Sun | Size (H × W) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | Orange | Jun–Sep | Zones 9–11 | Full sun | 10 in × 12 in |
| Gazaniathis page | Orange | Jun–Sep | Zones 9–11 | Full sun | 10 in × 12 in |
| Pink | Pink | Jun–Sep | Zones 9–11 | Full sun | 10 in × 12 in |
| Red | Red | Jun–Sep | Zones 9–11 | Full sun | 10 in × 12 in |
| Tiger Stripe | Orange | Jun–Sep | Zones 9–11 | Full sun | 10 in × 12 in |
| White | White | Jun–Sep | Zones 9–11 | Full sun | 10 in × 12 in |
| Yellow | Yellow | Jun–Sep | Zones 9–11 | Full sun | 10 in × 12 in |
Good to know about Gazania
Curated from university extensions, botanic gardens and other primary sources, with the source named on every note. A note reports what its source says; where that differs from a fact above, the fact above is this entry's stored value, and its mark says whether it has been checked.
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 3.5 ft, for the layer behind it; both offer pollinator forage, in different months.
False Indigo
Shares full sun and low water; opens in late spring and overlaps into this one's season; taller at 3.5 ft, for the layer behind it; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds.
Globe Thistle
Shares full sun and low water; taller at 3.5 ft, for the layer behind it; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; both offer pollinator forage.
Perennial Sunflower
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; taller at 5 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.
Switchgrass
Shares full sun and low water; taller at 5 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 3.5 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 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.
Viburnum
Shares full sun and low to moderate water; blooms in mid spring, before this one opens; stands well above at 6.5 ft, a canopy to plant beneath; both offer pollinator forage, in different months.
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