Gazania Fiesta Red
Gazania
Gazania Fiesta Red features large orange blooms streaked with rust-red, creating a vibrant display.
This low-growing variety is ideal for ground cover, borders, or patio containers.
Its lush, shiny green foliage adds year-round appeal, while its drought tolerance makes it easy to care for once established.
Enjoy continuous blooms from late spring through summer,
bringing lasting color and charm to your garden.
Attracts,
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Bulbs per Package,
Deer Resistant,
Evergreen or Deciduous,
Family,Asteraceae
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Bloom Time,
Foliage Color,
Genus,Gazania
Genus Name,Gazania
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Days to Emerge,
Days to Maturity,
Edible,
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Landscape Uses,
Light Needs,Full Sun
Mature Height,12 inches
Mature Width,12 inches
Prune Time,
Self Pollinating,
Water Needs,Drought tolerant
Waterwise,Yes
Essentials for Success
For thriving plants, use EB Stone Potting Soil for containers or EB Stone Planting Mix for garden beds. Pair either with EB Stone Sure Start to encourage strong root development and help reduce transplant shock.
Details
Gazania Fiesta Red is a spreading herbaceous perennial with a low-growing, ground-hugging habit. It adds bold seasonal color and a fine-textured foliage to the garden, offering visual contrast and vibrant blooms throughout the warm months.
This is a relatively low maintenance plant, performing best with minimal grooming. While deadheading can encourage more blooms, it generally maintains a neat appearance without it. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Gazania Fiesta Red is recommended for the following landscape applications:
- Mass Planting
- General Garden Use
- Groundcover
- Lawn Substitute
- Parking Strip
- Hillside or Slope
Features
Gazania Fiesta Red’s green foliage is topped with striking orange daisy-like flowers featuring a bold rust-red stripe on each petal ray. Blooming from spring through early fall, the flowers open in full sun and close at night or on overcast days. It is especially attractive to bees and other pollinators.
Care
Planting & Growing
Gazania Fiesta Red is a low-growing perennial groundcover that stays under 1 foot tall and spreads to about 12 inches. It features green foliage and bright orange, daisy-like flowers with a distinctive rust-colored stripe on each ray. Blooms appear from April through September, adding long-lasting color to the landscape.
This plant thrives in full sun and well-draining soil, especially in coastal regions where it becomes drought-tolerant once established. In desert climates, it benefits from afternoon shade and regular summer watering. Flowers close at night and on overcast days. Gazania Fiesta Red is ideal for use as a lawn substitute or on hillsides. It attracts bees and supports pollinators in the garden.
