Gazania, or treasure flower, is a South African annual flower that likes hot, dry summers. Gardeners treasure it for its strangely patterned daisylike flowers.
Gazanias grow in rosette form with attractive notched leaves. Flowers rise 8 to 12 inches on short stems. They're white, pink, bronze, red, yellow, and orange with banded markings. Flowers close on cloudy days.
Gazanias prefer full sun and moderately fertile but well-drained soil. They don't like heavy soil in hot, humid climates.
Photographs: From my garden
Text: Courtesy flowersofindia.net
