Overview
Gazania rigens 'Daybreak Red Stripe' (Daybreak Series) is a matforming bedding in the genus Gazania, part of the Asteraceae family, with evergreen foliage. Gazania rigens 'Daybreak Red Stripe' (Daybreak Series) grows best in full sun, and tolerates loam and sand soils and any pH. Its UK hardiness is rated H2. Suggested uses include city and courtyard gardens, coastal, cottage and informal garden, gravel garden, patio and container plants, rock garden, banks and slopes, bedding, flower borders and beds and garden edging.
About
Gazania rigens, sometimes called treasure flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to coastal areas of southern Africa. It is naturalised elsewhere and is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant.
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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Growing conditions
Best soil and position for Gazania
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H2
Plant details
Gazania rigens 'Daybreak Red Stripe' (Daybreak Series) size, habit and characteristics
- Plant type
- Bedding, Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Matforming
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Cottage and informal garden, Gravel garden, Patio and container plants, Rock garden, Banks and slopes, Bedding, Flower borders and beds, Garden edging
Care notes
Pruning and caring for Gazania rigens 'Daybreak Red Stripe' (Daybreak Series)
- Propagation
- Softwood cuttings taken from the base of shoots in late summer, kept in frost-free conditions over winter
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free except for aphids when overwintered indoors
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free but may be susceptible to glasshouse grey moulds when overwintered indoors
Frequently asked questions
Where is the best place to plant Gazania rigens 'Daybreak Red Stripe' (Daybreak Series)?
Gazania rigens 'Daybreak Red Stripe' (Daybreak Series) prefers full sun. It suits sheltered positions.
What soil does Gazania rigens 'Daybreak Red Stripe' (Daybreak Series) need?
Gazania rigens 'Daybreak Red Stripe' (Daybreak Series) grows best in loam and sand soil. It is happy in soil of any pH. Aim for soil that stays well-drained.
Is Gazania rigens 'Daybreak Red Stripe' (Daybreak Series) hardy in the UK?
Gazania rigens 'Daybreak Red Stripe' (Daybreak Series) has an RHS hardiness rating of H2, meaning it is tender, tolerating 1–5°C, and needs frost-free protection over winter.
How do I propagate Gazania rigens 'Daybreak Red Stripe' (Daybreak Series)?
Softwood cuttings taken from the base of shoots in late summer, kept in frost-free conditions over winter.