Gazania x 'Daybreak Pink'
Gazania
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Gazania (Gazania x 'Daybreak Pink') - Description
We're blushing with pride over Burpee's pink Daybreak Gazania. If your garden is in need of a plant to add sensational color and minimal care, this is an annual for you! Gazania love the heat of summer and will amaze you with dazzling 3" blooms, even in the driest of soils. Petals are kissed with two shades of romantic pink and blooms close every night to reopen at daybreak. Silver-green leaves are deeply cut in a feather shape and feel like felt on their white undersides. Use as a summer groundcover, as a border or edging along walkways, drives or on slopes. Try them with small yellow marigolds, any Vinca, Wave petunias or alyssum for a spectacular effect. You can sow directly in the garden after the chance of all frost or start indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost for earlier bloom. Plants should be spaced 6-8"apart in the garden.
Gazania (Gazania x 'Daybreak Pink') - Blooming
Deadhead faded flowers to promote continued blooming. Provide moisture in summer for better flowering.
Gazania (Gazania x 'Daybreak Pink') - Growth
Since Gazanias has many members that are highly hybridized, they have different growth needs. All of them, however, are low, clumping or spreading plants that generally do well in coastal conditions. Gazanias are perennials that do well in milder climates. In colder climates, they should be protected or carried indoors during the Winter months. Most prefer sunny positions.
Gazania (Gazania x 'Daybreak Pink') - Planting
Hybrids are either sterile or do not come true from seed. If growing from seed, start indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost, and move outdoors after frost. In late summer to early fall take offsets for rooting and overwinter indoors. Or propagate through division. Plant Gazanias 6-9" apart.
Gazania (Gazania x 'Daybreak Pink') - Pest
Mealybugs. Other occasional problems include powdery mildew, fungal spots, crown rots, and bacterial leaf spot.
Gazania (Gazania x 'Daybreak Pink') - Interesting facts
The name of this genus honors Theodore of Gaza, born in 1398, who translated ancient Greek botanical texts into Latin. Gazania is endemic to tropical Africa.
Gazania (Gazania x 'Daybreak Pink') - Soil and irrigation
Does best in gritty, well-drained, light soil. Tolerant of unamended or enriched soils. Does well with regular and irregular irrigation. They tolerate drought well, but flowering is better with weekly waterings in dry summers.
