Outsidepride 50 Seeds Perennial Gazania Bronze - Heat & Drought Tolerant Ground Cover Flower Seeds for Planting - Perfect for Rock Gardens, Borders & Xeriscaping Landscapes

Thick Ground Cover These gazanias are well-branched plants that grow quick and low, making them an excellent ground cover. Gazania (Gazania Rigens New Day Bronze) These gazania plants bloom profusely and add vivid color to flower beds or containers! Also called Treasure Flower, Gazania plants look wonderful grouped in clusters for a mass bedding ground cover, but can also planted in hanging baskets or in patio containers. Gazania rigens is a native of South Africa, and it needs full sun and soil that drains well. Gazania is known to re-seed, and it blooms profusely from summer through fall in cooler climates, and fall, winter and spring in hot climates. Gazania care includes deadheading the spent flowers to promote the growth of more blooms. Gazania plants benefit from an application of a balanced liquid fertilizer every other week during the growing season. Water Treasure Flower plants slowly and deeply and let them dry out in-between waterings, as they are quite drought tolerant. Applying an organic mulch around the base of the plants helps to retain moisture. Fast-Growing Perennial How to Grow In colder climates, start seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before last expected frost. Seeds should be pressed into soil but not covered: light is needed for germination. Keep seeds moist until germination. After germination, reduce watering and grow seedlings in a sunny window location. For warmer climates, seeds can be started directly outdoors in a prepared seedbed after frost danger. Deadhead spent blooms to promote growth of more flowers. Plants benefit from an application of a balanced liquid fertilizer every other week during the growing season. Plant Specifications Season: Perennial USDA Zones: 8 - 11 Environment: Full sun Bloom Color: Bronze Bloom Season: Summer through winter Soil Type: Well-drained, especially in winter; pH 5.8 - 6.8 Moisture: Keep seed moist until germination Average Germ Time: 12 days

This gazania is a surefire winner in any flower bed due to its visual appeal and continual dependability. It boasts 4 inch bronze colored flowers on a compact 12 inch plant which will also spread 12 inches.

This perennial gazania grows 12 inches tall in USDA zones 8 - 11.

You can grow gazania plants in clusters for a mass bedding ground cover or you can even use this bronze gazania in hanging baskets or in patio containers which are in full sun. Gazania rigens is a native of South Africa that is easy and fun to grow.

Gazanias are considered an annual in the north but is a short-lived perennial in the south. If you deadhead the flowers and toss them where you want more, they will re-seed readily from their flower seeds. Gazania is a tough little plant that prefers full sun, will tolerate all soils and thrives with moderate watering.

Sowing Rate 2 - 3 seeds per plant. It will bloom profusely through fall, winter and into late spring in the south, then flower intermittently during the hottest months of summer before bringing forth another profuse flowering in the fall.