Sunshine Blend Gazania is a vibrant cultivar of Gazania rigens that brings cheerful color to warm-climate gardens in zones 9-11. These compact flowers grow 12-18 inches tall and thrive in full sun, opening their daisy-like blooms in response to bright light. With germination at 60-65°F and a relatively short establishment period when started indoors 6-8 weeks before your last frost, this variety transitions quickly from seed to blooming garden performer.
Full Sun
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9-11
18in H x ?in W
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Moderate
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Gazania flowers are notorious for closing at night and on cloudy days, then bursting open again when sunshine returns, and Sunshine Blend lives up to that sun-responsive nature with particular vigor. The compact 12-18 inch height makes it excellent for edging borders or filling containers, while the full-sun requirement ensures maximum color intensity throughout the growing season. Starting seeds indoors in deep pots prevents root disturbance during transplanting, a detail that ensures healthy establishment and earlier blooms than direct sowing allows.
Sunshine Blend Gazania serves primarily as an ornamental flower for garden beds, borders, and containers. The daisy-like blooms create vibrant displays in full-sun locations, and the compact growth habit makes this variety suited to front-of-border plantings and mixed container arrangements where its cheerful flowers can take center stage.
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Start seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before your average last frost date. Maintain soil temperature at 60-65°F for optimal germination. Use deep or compostable pots to minimize disturbance to the plant's tap root system when transplanting.
Transplant outdoors 2-4 weeks after your average last frost date, once soil has warmed. Harden off seedlings by gradually exposing them to outdoor conditions over 7-10 days before planting. Space plants 8-12 inches apart in full-sun locations.
Sow directly outdoors 2-4 weeks after your average last frost date, when soil has warmed.
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