Everwilde Farms - 1/4 lb Gazania Garden Flower Seeds - Gold Vault Bulk Seed Packet

These large, daisy-like flowers open with the sun and close with darkness. Coming from South Africa, they are naturally quite resistant to heat and drought. This multi-colored perennial makes an excellent addition to hillsides and wild areas in warmer climates, but can't handle the harsh winters of the north. These South African cousins of the daisy can endure blazing heat and drought with continued bloom, and often act as a perennial ground cover in warm climates. The Gazania genus honors Theodorus Gaza, an influential Greek scholar of the 15th century Palaeologan Renaissance. Botanist Joseph Gaertner first described and classified Gazania in his landmark publication De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum in 1791.