Gazania, Treasure Flower 'Daybreak Yellow'

I think the natural or wild form of this plant is far better than all the hybrids and ''improvements'' the plant-breeders have made. I'...Read Moreve collected seed from my garden plants, and over the years they have reverted to the plants you would find growing naturally in South Africa.
They are some shade of orange or yellow, usually with a black eyespot at the base of each 'petal'.These 'natural' plants have a more spreading type of growth, and I think are far more attractive.
Even in Cornwall they are not reliably hardy unless grown in very dry soil on a wall or bank, within 100 feet of the coast, where they might survive -7 C. In more normal conditions, they need protection below -3 C.

A nice large, colourful flower which has abundant blooms from April right through until the first real frost. This plant has a tendency t...Read Moreo naturalise, too early to tell if it is invasive.

I'm a beginner gardener & bought a flat of gazanias this past summer because I thought they were pretty. I planted them in my front (sou...Read Moreth facing) flower beds in full sun. They've never stopped blooming (it is now February), have survived several freezes & one 5.5 " snowfall. I deadhead & make sure they get water weekly. They have become my favorite purchase, so far.