Overview
Gazania 'Talent Red Shades' (Talent Series) is a matforming bedding in the genus Gazania, part of the Asteraceae family, with evergreen foliage. Gazania 'Talent Red Shades' (Talent 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 'Talent Red Shades' is a matforming evergreen perennial cultivar within the Gazania genus, known for its spreading habit and lobed, lance-shaped foliage. This cultivar produces prominent daisy-like blooms that typically remain closed during overcast conditions. Suited to full sun and sheltered positions, it thrives in well-drained loam or sandy soils across a range of pH levels. Gazania 'Talent Red Shades' is hardy to UK zone H2 and is ideal for various garden settings including city and courtyard gardens, coastal areas, gravel gardens, and patios, offering summer and autumn interest.
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 'Talent Red Shades' (Talent 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 'Talent Red Shades' (Talent 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 'Talent Red Shades' (Talent Series)?
Gazania 'Talent Red Shades' (Talent Series) prefers full sun. It suits sheltered positions.
What soil does Gazania 'Talent Red Shades' (Talent Series) need?
Gazania 'Talent Red Shades' (Talent 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 'Talent Red Shades' (Talent Series) hardy in the UK?
Gazania 'Talent Red Shades' (Talent 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 'Talent Red Shades' (Talent Series)?
Softwood cuttings taken from the base of shoots in late summer, kept in frost-free conditions over winter.
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