Scientific Name:
Gazania rigens
(incl. hybrid cvs.)
Pronunciation:
guh-ZAY-nee-uh
Common Name:
gazania, treasure flower, African daisy
Family Name:
Asteraceae
Plant Type:
Annual (grown as)
Key ID Features:
Leaves basal, most oblanceolate, 8-20cm long x 1-2(-3)cm wide, margin entire or lobed, dark green with white undersides; flower heads very showy, ray floret corollas brightly coloured, most tend to be darker at the base forming a rind and/ or the centre of each corolla may be darker.
Habit:
Arching
Form:
Weeping
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.1 - 0.2m
Mature Spread:
0.1 - 0.3m
Origin:
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 9: (-7 to -1 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Bedding plant, Container planting, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown include:
G. 'Kiss Jaune',
G. 'Yellow Kiss', and
G. 'Christopher Lloyd'. Compare to Arctotis.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Lobed
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Glaucous, Tomentose
Colour in Summer:
Green, Dark-green
Shapes:
Oblanceolate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Entire, Pinnately lobed
Additional Info:
White felt-like hairs usually on lower surface; leaf margins commonly entire but may be toothed or lobed.
Inflorescence Type:
Head (capitulum)
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Corolla Shape:
Ligulate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Orange, Yellow, Green, Pink, Red, Brown, Bronze
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Fruit Type:
Cypsela (achene + calyx)
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Green
Propagation:
Seed, Cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Bacterial leaf spot, Crown rot, Fungal leaf spot, Mealybugs, Mildew, Root rot (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Drought tolerant)
