New Day Mix Gazania
Compact, sturdy, high-quality plants are easy to produce! New Day was bred to deliver larger flowers, shorter peduncles, and beefier-looking plants. Drought-tolerant series performs beautifully in containers and baskets, and as a garden edging or groundcover. Well-suited to high-density pack programs. Grows to 10"
20 seeds
PLANTING
Gazania rigens
Annual
Germination: 7-20 days
Germination Temperature: Optimum soil temperatures 65-70ºF
Seed Planting Depth: Sow ⅛” deep
Starting Indoors: Start indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost. Provide 65-70ºF soil temperatures until germination. Transplant 6-8” apart after the last frost.
Sowing Outdoors: Direct sow after the last frost, only in areas with long growing seasons
Growth Habit: Mounding
Height and Width: 10” x 8-10”
Spacing: 6-8” apart
Light Needs: Full sun
Soil Needs: Sandy to average, well-drained
Approximate days to flower from seed: Blooms in 95-105 days
Uses: Drought and heat tolerant, flower beds, borders, rock gardens, containers and planters, attracts butterflies
Care: Fairly low maintenance, deadheading helps to encourage more flower production