Scientific Name
Gazania 'Red Shades'
Common Name(s)
Treasure Flower
Scientific Classification
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Cichorioideae
Tribe: Arctotideae
Subtribe: Gorteriinae
Genus: Gazania
Flower
Color: Ruby-red
Bloom Time: Summer
Description
Gazania 'Red Shades' is an evergreen perennial that produces stunning, ruby-red flowers for an impressive summer display. It grows up to 10 inches (25 cm) tall. The vivid colors of this plant are perfect for container and border displays.

Hardiness
USDA hardiness zone 9a to 11b: from 20 °F (−6.7 °C) to 50 °F (+10 °C).
How to Grow and Care
Plant Gazanias in early spring, in full sun and well-draining soil, spacing multiple plants 12 to 18 inches (30 to 45 cm) apart to form a ground cover mat. These flowers can tolerate almost any type of soil — alkaline, acidic, loam, clay, and sand — as long as they have good drainage, though they prefer good, fertile loam.
Water the Gazania, keeping it moist after planting until you see new growth. Once growing on its own, this plant is quite drought-tolerant and only requires supplemental water during droughts of three weeks or more. Water in the morning, as Gazanias can succumb to stem and root rots, powdery mildew, and leaf spot that can result from staying wet for too long.
Pinch off fading flowers with your fingers to encourage a longer bloom period. Prune annually in late winter or early spring, beginning in the second season, cutting the foliage back to 2 or 3 inches above the ground with pruning shears. This will refresh the plant and encourage new growth.
See more at How to Grow and Care for Gazania.
Origin
This plant is a hybrid of unknown parentage.
Links
- Back to genus Gazania
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