How to Grow and Care for Your Treasure Flower
Gazania hybrids
        
The Treasure Flower's daisy-like flowers are 2-5 inches in diameter, growing atop 6-12 inch stalks.
Gazania flowers are brightly bi-colored combinations of orange, pink, red, white, cream, or yellow.
The foliage is somewhat grasslike, but narrow at the base and widening toward the tip. |
Growing Requirements for Treasure Flowers
The Treasure Flower is a clump growing annual plant that is very drought tolerant, once established.
Treasure Flowers should be planted 8-12" apart in full sun, in light, well draining sandy soil.
Water your Gazania plants thoroughly, but allow the soil to dry slightly before re-watering.
The Treasure Flower's foliage should be allowed to dry before nightfall,
to prevent fungal disease.
Feed every two weeks from early summer through mid-fall (blooming season) with a good
all-purpose (10-10-10) liquid fertilizer.
Remove the spent blooms promptly to promote continued new flowers.
Treasure Flowers close at night, and will not open on cloudy days. |
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Growing Gazanias as House Plants
Treasure Flowers can also be potted up and grown as a house plant.
Grow near a window where your plant will receive full sun, and cool 60° nights.
Allow the soil to dry completely before watering!
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Growing Treasure Flower plants from Seed
Gazanias can be grown from seed sown directly in the garden after all frost danger has passed.
Start Treasure Flower seeds indoors 4-6 weeks before the last frost date.
Gazania seeds will germinate more readily if they are kept in complete darkness.
Cover the pots (or tray) with a few layers of newspaper and maintain a soil temperature of 68°-85°
Germination will occur in 8-14 days.
Once the majority of seeds have sprouted, remove the cover and move your plants to a sunny window.
Thin and transplant the seedlings when the first 'true' leaves appear.
Plant outdoors after all danger of frost has passed. |
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