GROUND COVERS

Plant Name:

GAZANIA UNIFLORA

Description:

 

This perennial species grows to a height of 12 in with a similar spread. It is a mat-forming plant with crowded rosettes of mostly un-lobed leaves that are green above and whitish beneath, and orange flower heads with a black eye spot at petal bases. The leaves of Gazania rigens var. leucolaena are silvery green on both sides and the flowers are yellow; Gazania .rigens.var. uniflora has flowers that are smaller and short stalked.

SYNOPSIS
Mature Size / Form   20-30cm / Clumping and trailing
Foliage Color Green, Silver grey / Various colours
Growth Rate Fast
Sunlight tolerance High
Wind tolerance Medium
Salinity tolerance Low
Drought tolerance Medium
Family name ASTERACEAE / COMPOSITAE