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Common name: "Colorado Gold™"
Latin name:
Gazania linearis 'Colorado Gold™"

Gazania Colorado Gold
Zone: 4 - 7
Elevation to:
9000'
Growth habit:
Mat forming
Max height:
2" - 4"
Spread: 10"
Flowers: Yes, May - September
Flower type: Daisy like
Native to area: No
Available varieties: 2
Sunshine:
Water: Pictured: Gazania linearis 'Colorado Gold™'
1998 Plant Select® winner
Perennial Cultivation: Plant Gazania's in full sun in well drained soil. "Colorado Gold™" adapts to most soil types and is fairly drought tolerant. 

Gazania's are a great choice for rock gardens or succulent gardens. After flowering Gazania's produce a flower head similar to a Dandelion. The seeds will  float freely with the wind. The following season your my find Gazania's growing were you didn't plant them. Deadhead plants to prolong flowering and curtail spreading.

Propagation: Purchase pre-started plants at your local Garden Center. Once established, plants may be divided in early spring.

Potential pests ~ diseases:
Rare.

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