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Amazing Tips for Growing Gazanias

April 16, 2019 by Ann 8 Comments

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When hubby and I visited the poppy superbloom a few weeks ago, we walked around Tom’s Farms, a place nearby with shops and restaurants, before heading back home. We picked up a few gazania plants from the nursery located at Tom’s Farms. Here are some awesome tips for growing gazanias.


amazing tips for growing gazanias

If you enjoy growing succulents but want to grow flowers that are low maintenance, add some gazanias to your garden. These colorful flowers can grow well in pots if you only have a small space for a garden too. 

These desert blooms can also be grown by seen if you don’t mind waiting longer to enjoy the flowers. You can find a variety of gazania seeds in stores and online.

History of the Gazania

Gazania flowers originated in South Africa as an annual flower. A Greek-Italian scholar of the 15th century, Theaodorus of Gaza, gave the gazania its name.

These gorgeous blooms will attract butterflies and other critters to your garden. They are also known as the African daisy or treasure flower. It is a member of the daisy family.

Gazania Types

Gazanias come in a variety of types and colors, such as pink, red, yellow, white, orange, and variegated. Below are some popular variations of gazania flowers you can add to your garden.

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Chansonette-This type of gazania is an early bloomer.

Big Kiss White Flame-This gazania is white with red stripes. I bought this variety because of their beautiful, striking colors. They come in other colors as well.

Sundrop-The gold petals on this flower are stunning.

Creamsicle-This flower stands out with its white petals and brown colored center.

Kiss Rose-This gazania comes in different shades of pink.

Sunbather’s Sunset-Deep red petals on this flower make this gazania stand out from the rest.

Daybreak-These large flowers come in a variety of colors with stripes.

Mix and match some of these gazanias to enjoy a colorful section in your garden!

How to Grow Gazania Flowers

how to grow gazania flowers

Gazania flowers are great flowers to add to a low maintenance area of the garden. They love heat and grow well in hot, full sun areas.

I also love them because they make great container plants that can be left alone since they don’t need much water.

For best blooms, use sandy, well-draining soil, although gazanias can grow in a variety of soils and conditions due to their hardiness. I use Miracle Gro Potting Mix for these and most of my plants since it is a great, all-around potting soil.

how to grow gazania flowers

Don’t overwater your gazania plants. This can cause fungal disease and root rot, killing the plant. The soil needs to dry between waterings for best results and so that you can get the most enjoyment of the beautiful flowers blooming from this plant.

To encourage more blooms, prune back dead flowers. I recently cut off the dead flowers and there are already more sprouting up from the leaves.

We have each plant in its own container. I love how they close up at night as if to sleep. When the sun is out, the gazanias bloom beautiful, vibrant colored flowers.

how to grow gazania flowers

If you live in a hot arid place and enjoy daisies, I highly recommend buying one or more gazania plants to enjoy in your garden. Grow them in a flower bed or decorate your front porch with pots filled with gazanias!

Growing Gazanias

Have you tried growing gazanias or want to try? What was your experience like? Let me know in the comments section below!

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Comments

  1. Meilifisayo says

    April 16, 2019 at 3:30 pm

    I wish I had the patience for this but those flowers are stunning

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    • Ann says

      April 17, 2019 at 6:29 am

      Aren’t they stunning? Gardening has taught me so much about patience!

      Reply
  2. Ruxandra says

    April 16, 2019 at 8:04 pm

    Never managed to grow any plans, i aways manage to kill them 🙁 but these look so wonderful!! Would so love to have a garden full of them ?

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    • Ann says

      April 17, 2019 at 6:28 am

      They are a beautiful plant to have out in the garden! They are easy to care for as well!

      Reply
  3. MJ says

    April 21, 2019 at 11:40 pm

    Omg, gazania flowers are so beautiful. I would love to take your tips and follow them to grow my own. Thank you for this??

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    • Ann says

      April 22, 2019 at 1:13 am

      They are beautiful! I love that they come in bright colors! Thank you for stopping by!

      Reply
  4. Mashibaby says

    April 22, 2019 at 6:13 am

    These flowers look beautiful!

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    • Ann says

      April 23, 2019 at 6:35 am

      Thank you! They certainly are!

      Reply

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