How to Grow Gazania

This perennial (meaning it grows back year after year) has daisy-like flowers in white and shades of yellow, orange and pink that bloom in late spring and early summer.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Bypass Pruners
• Compost Makers
• Fertilizers
• Hand Cultivators
• Mulch
• Plants
• Seeds

Planting Gazania

1. Plant Gazania in full sun and well-drained soil.

2. Add a light application of organic fertilizer to the planting hole.

3. Place the plants no deeper than they were growing in the containers.

4. 

   Set the plants 6 to 9 inches apart.

5. 

   Mulch around but not on top of the plants with 3 inches of organic compost.

6. 

   Water well until soil is completely moist.

7. Start seed directly in the garden in early spring or indoors four weeks before the last frost date.

Choosing Gazania

1. Look for plants at nurseries in spring through fall, and seed all year round.

2. Buy gazania in 4-inch to 1-gallon containers or as seed.

3. Choose healthy-looking plants with signs of new growth in leaf and flower bud.

Caring for Gazania

1. Remove old foliage in spring using bypass pruners to cut off the old stems.

2. Apply a light application of organic fertilizer on top of the soil; follow package directions.

3. Mulch around but not on top of the plants with 3 inches of organic compost in spring.

4. Water well weekly until soil is completely moist in summers with no rainfall.