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 65-70F

Seed Planting Depth: Sow deep

Starting Indoors: Start indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost. Provide 65-70F 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