Gazania plant
The colorful beauty of Gazania flowers can elevate your garden and enhance its appearance. Also known as African daisies, these plants are native to South Africa and fall in the family of daisies and sunflowers. If you are planning to grow these plants in your home garden, here is a guide from gardening experts to help you grow Gazania using seeds in your garden.
“Ratanshi Agro-Hortitech is a reputed plant nursery based in Byculla, Mumbai, offering the best organic seeds online in India that include an extensive range of flower seeds from Gazania to Marigold and more. They also offer live plants online in Mumbai.”
The perennial Gazania plant prefers warm weather and is available in extensive color shades of yellow, orange, red, pink, and more. Apart from their color varieties, these plants offer additional benefits like low maintenance and are perfect for garden landscaping projects. These plants mainly grow during the start of the summer and throughout autumn. Moreover, these plants do not require a lot of water and are drought-resistant. Before you grow these flowers in your garden, here are a few things you should know about these plants.
Steps to grow Gazania flowers
You can directly purchase live plants of the Gazania flowers from a plant nursery like Ratanshi Agro-Hortitech or grow them using organic seeds available online in India.
Note: If you want to grow Gazania flowers using Gazania seeds in India, it is advisable to purchase high-quality seeds to ensure a healthy flowering plant.
You can start by growing the seeds indoors and then move them outside in your garden beds. You can also sow these seeds directly in grower pots or garden beds once the cold weather wears off. The best time to plant them is after winter and before or during summer in India.
Prepare pot mix or coco peat in a grower pot and sow the seeds in the soil about one inch deep and five to eight inches from each other. Ensure the soil remains moist during germination. These plants require neutral or sandy soil. It is advisable to consult gardening experts if you are unsure if your garden soil is suitable for Gazanias. It is advisable to grow them in grower pots using pot mix available at Ratanshi Agro-Horittech if your garden has heavy soil that retains a lot of moisture.
Once the gazania seedlings germinate, transplant them outdoors or in grower pots and place them in a location that receives ample sunlight, as these are sun-loving plants.
The Gazania seeds germinate in one or two weeks after sowing.
Gazania plant care: Post transplanting
As mentioned, Gazania are sun-loving plants and survive well in drought-like conditions. Hence, it is essential to ensure their soil does not remain wet. After transplanting they do not require a lot of care and maintenance. Here are some of the common care instructions for colorful flowers:
Watering: These plants grow well in alkaline soil or soil with neutral pH. Ensure the soil remains dry throughout the day. Water the plants early in the morning to prevent trapping moisture, leading to mildew or root rot.
Soil: These plants require well-draining sandy soil.
Fertilising: The Gazania plants do not require fertilizers if you use high-quality soil. Alternatively, you can use a liquid fertilizer (10-10-10) diluted 50% in water in three to five weeks to enhance flowering.
Prevention of pests and diseases
These floral plants are not very prone to common garden diseases and pests. Gardeners should check them occasionally for root rot or mealy bugs. Also, look out for powdery mildew or leaf spot in humid climates.
Did you know?
Gazanias are known to attract beautiful butterflies, adding to the beauty of your garden, and also attract pollinators and birds. These flowers are known as treasure flowers as they were named for Theodore of Gaza (Greek Theologian). The word “Gaza” in Gazania means richness in Greek. Hence, the flowers are called treasure flowers.
Get these beautiful Gazania seeds online from Ratanshi Agro-Hortitech and witness a colorful garden this summer!
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