About
Gazania Krebsiana 'Tanager' is a named cultivar of the genus Gazania valued for an extended summer and autumn bloom. It bears daisy-like composite flowerheads that appear throughout the season from June to October. Regular removal of spent flowers helps sustain the display. Plants are commonly used where their low, continuous bloom can be seen close to the path or on a patio.
About the genus
Gazania is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Southern Africa. They produce large, daisy-like composite flowerheads in brilliant shades of yellow and orange, over a long period in summer. They are often planted as drought-tolerant groundcover, but regarded as an environmental weed in parts of Australia, the Mediterranean, New Zealand, and California, where they have become naturalised.
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In the garden
Gazania Krebsiana 'Tanager' is a cultivar within the Gazania group bred for its long-running floral display. The cultivar produces a succession of daisy-style flowerheads that provide colour across the summer into autumn; in the UK its flowering period is recorded as June to October. The plant is sold and managed as a flowering bedding or container subject, valued where a persistent summer show is wanted. To keep flowering strong, remove faded heads promptly and avoid overcrowding so air circulates around the crowns. Where flowerheads are planted near paths or at eye level—containers, edging and gravel ribbons—it is easy to admire and deadhead regularly. Take care to avoid prolonged waterlogging around the root zone, and lift or move containers during extended wet weather if necessary. Use 'Tanager' where a repeated, season-long floral contribution is required rather than a single peak. Its predictable flowering window, running from June to October in the UK, makes it straightforward to plan planting schemes that bridge midsummer into early autumn colour.