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Plant Name: |
GAZANIA UNIFLORA |
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Description:
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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. |
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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 |