Gazania krebsiana 'Tanager'
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Tanager® gazania is a perennial cultivar with shockingly orange flowers in the Asteraceae (daisy) family.
With its long flowering season, this clump forming perennial will provide large, deep orange/red flowers with a speckled ring of black, brown or white. A prolific repeat bloomer.
A perfect plant for a dry sunny border or an alpine rock garden.
May self-sow in the garden, producing volunteers.
Grows best in full sun. The flowers close in the nighttime and during the day when the weather includes overcast skies.
It has a high resistance to powdery mildew, leaf spot, leaf scorch, and root rot.
In its native habitat of South Africa it is an important food source for tortoises.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: This plant doesn't like wet feet.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Gazania
- Species:
- krebsiana
- Family:
- Asteraceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- South Africa
- Wildlife Value:
- Attracts bees, butterflies, beetles, ants and birds. Tortoises eat the foliage.
- Play Value:
- Attractive Flowers
- Attracts Pollinators
- Buffer
- Colorful
- Easy to Grow
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Habit/Form:
- Clumping
- Horizontal
- Prostrate
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12 inches-3 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Orange
- Red/Burgundy
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Long Bloom Season
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Star
- Flower Petals:
- 7 - 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- Dark orange to red flowers grow on erect stems.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Purple/Lavender
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Leaf Shape:
- Linear
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- The leaves are deeply lobed. The dark green leaves will develop a purple tinge in winter months. The undersides are a silvery-gray color.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Meadow
- Patio
- Pond
- Rock Wall
- Slope/Bank
- Walkways
- Landscape Theme:
- Butterfly Garden
- Drought Tolerant Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Rock Garden
- Winter Garden
- Design Feature:
- Accent
- Border
- Mass Planting
- Small groups
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Butterflies
- Songbirds
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Drought
- Rabbits
- Salt
