Gazania Seeds

Grow gazanias for their beautiful, sunny, low-maintenance flowers that thrive in hot, sunny conditions. They add vibrant color to gardens, containers, and rock gardens, attract pollinators like bees and butterflies, and are drought-tolerant and resilient. With their ability to bloom from summer into fall (or longer in hot climates) and their relatively easy care, gazanias are a great choice for busy gardeners.

If you are looking for a showy annual bloom in the sunny garden or the container, something you can just plant and forget about, try growing Gazanias.
The gazania flower, named after the 15th-century Greek-Italian scholar Theodorus of Gaza, is a low maintenance South African annual that will brighten up your hard-to-landscape spaces and butterflies will flock to these prolific summer bloomers.
Gazania plant care does not involve much of anything, other than watering. Although they are drought resistant, expect more and bigger blooms when you water. Even drought resistant flowers benefit from water, but the Gazania takes droughty conditions better than most.

Useful gardening information

Gazania flowers close at night. Deadhead spent blooms when growing Gazanias. Once you've got Gazanias growing, propagate more from basal cuttings. Cuttings can be taken in fall and overwintered indoors, away from freezing temperatures.
The plant from which the cuttings are taken will benefit from this basic Gazania plant care and you can get more plants started. Take several cuttings if you plant to use them in a large area as ground cover. Get the cuttings started in 4-inch pots, in a good quality potting soil. Plant rooted cuttings in spring at 24 to 30 inches apart. Keep watered until plants are established, then water every two weeks throughout summer. Overhead irrigation is acceptable when watering Gazanias.

Start seeds indoors about 10 weeks before the last frost in your area. Cover the seeds with a thin layer of soil and keep them moist throughout the germination and transplant stage. Harden them off and set them outdoors two weeks after the average last frost.

JB297 New Day Mix

New Day Mix Gazania is a premium hybrid gazania renowned for its exceptionally large, brightly colored blooms and compact, uniform growth habit. This award-winning mix produces an exciting range of flower colors including gold, yellow, orange, pink, rose, red, bronze, cream, and striking bicolors. With its brilliant daisy-like flowers and remarkable heat tolerance, New Day Mix provides nonstop color from late spring until frost.

Garden Uses

New Day Mix is ideal for borders, containers, hanging baskets, rock gardens, edging, mass plantings, and drought-tolerant landscapes. The large flowers create a dramatic display and remain highly visible even from considerable distances.

Because of its compact growth habit, New Day Mix works exceptionally well in smaller gardens and patio containers where bright, long-lasting color is desired. It also performs beautifully in public plantings, commercial landscapes, and roadside gardens.

The vibrant blooms combine well with alyssum, verbena, dusty miller, marigolds, lantana, and ornamental grasses, creating colorful summer displays that require very little maintenance.

Growing Information

Gazanias thrive in full sun and well-drained soil. New Day Mix performs best when planted in locations receiving at least six to eight hours of direct sunlight daily.

Seeds may be started indoors 6 to 8 weeks before the last frost or sown outdoors after danger of frost has passed. Plants establish quickly and begin flowering at a young age.

Once established, gazanias are highly drought tolerant and perform exceptionally well in hot, sunny locations. Overwatering should be avoided, as plants prefer moderately dry conditions.

Deadheading spent blooms can encourage additional flowering, although New Day Mix naturally produces flowers continuously throughout the growing season.

Botanical Name: Gazania rigens
Common Name: New Day Mix Gazania
Plant Type: Annual (perennial in frost-free climates)
Bloom Color: Mixed shades of yellow, gold, orange, pink, rose, red, cream, bronze, and bicolors
Flower Size: Up to 4 inches across
Bloom Season: Late spring through frost
Height: 8 to 12 inches
Spread: 8 to 12 inches
Light: Full sun
Soil: Well-drained soil
Drought Tolerance: Excellent once established
Best Uses: Borders, containers, rock gardens, edging, mass plantings
Attracts: Bees, butterflies, hoverflies, beneficial insects
Special Feature: Extra-large flowers and exceptional heat tolerance

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