Common Name: Treasure Flower

Scientific Name: Gazania rigens

Treasure Flower - Basal Growth Habit

Physiological Growth Cycle: Perennial         USDA Hardiness Zone: 8-10

Dicot

Size:

• 6' to 12" height

Growth Habit:

• Basal leaves
• Upright flowers

Treasure Flower Glabrous Topside of Lanceolate Leaf	Treasure Flower Tomentose Underside of Lanceolate Leaf

Foliage:

• Basal rosettes
• Green glabrous topside
• White tomentose underside
• Simple leaf
• Linear to lanceolate leaf shape

Various Cultivars of the Gazania rigens Inflorescence

Inflorescence:

• Large and showy head flower
• Rays:
  • Orange, yellow, pink, or red with a dark ring about the base
• Flowers do not open in low light
• Require full sun for optimum bloom

Treasure Flower - Bedding Plant

Use:

• Edging plant
• Bedding plant
• Container plant

Problems:

• Relatively pest free

Culture:

• Full sun
• Drought tolerant
• Heat tolerant
• Wind tolerant
• Subject to freeze

Propagation:

• Seed
• Tip cuttings

Notes:

• Usually treated as an annual
• Origin of scientific name:
  • rigens: Rigid, stiff