Gazania krebsiana ‘Tanager’
Gazania krebsiana 'Tanager' has large, dramatic, bright orange daisy flowers with intricate black markings around the centre.
Ganzania krebsiana ‘Tanager’ is a cold-hardy perennial with large, dramatic, bright orange daisy flowers with intricate black markings around the centre. It blooms profusely from spring to fall atop long, narrow, attractive, dark green foliage with silver undersides. Growth habit is 4 to 8 inches tall with an 8 to 12 inch spread. May re-seed lightly. Requires fast-draining soil. Awesome for the dry, sunny border, alpine rock garden and by edges of gravel pathways. Pollinator attractor.
Common Name: Terracotta Gazania
Family: Asparagaceae (The Asparagus Family)
Zone Hardiness: 6-9
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: 4-8"
Width: 8-12"
Primary Bloom Colour: Orange
Secondary Bloom Colour: Black
Bloom Time: Spring - Fall
Foliage Colour: Green, Silver
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Soil Moisture: Average, Dry, Drought Tolerant
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Fragrance: No
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Benefits: Bees, Butterflies
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Widespread across South Africa along roadsides, on flats, lower slopes, exposed hills, rocky outcrops, sand dunes, grasslands, and stony ridges
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