Gazania pectinata


Gazania pectinata

Gazania pectinata

Scientific name

A bright orange daisy with a dark brown almost black tip at the base of each petal making a ring at the centre of the looking plant. Leaves are bright green, erect and narrow.

Easy to grow from seeds collected in... and sown in ..., Propagate from rooted runners or stem cuttings.

Propagation instructions

By seed

All Gazania species and cultivars are easy to establish by mixing the hairy fruits with sand to obtain a better distribution and planting them directly in loosened soil. After sowing, the soil must be irrigated immediately to ensure that the seeds come in close contact with the soil for germination purposes. The seeds germinate after 4-6 days. Alternatively, sow fruits first into a sandy medium and cover slightly with sand to a depth of 2 mm. Water daily using a fine water spray and keep in a sheltered environment. As soon as the seedlings are strong enough, they may be planted in the garden. The seeds are sown in April.

References and further reading

Wikipedia page »

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Nursery Quantity
Mother Nursery 1
Total 1

This table below shows how many plants we are trying to obtain for this species.

Site Area Quantity
Site #67 Rondebosch 200
Site #68 Rondebosch 225
Site #69 Rondebosch 25
Site #70 Rondebosch 25
Site #71 Rondebosch 113
Site #72 Rondebosch 113
Total 701

Important characteristics

Conservation status: Least Concern

This species was selected because it has various important characteristics.

It provides food for:

Honeybees/flies

Monkey beetle

Gazania pectinata is indigenous to: Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

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