500 Seeds Gazania Flame Kiss Gazania rigens Red Yellow Bright Blooms

Gazania Flame Kiss is a vibrant Gazania rigens selection admired for its bold red and yellow blooms that open wide in full sun. This low-growing tender perennial, often grown as an annual in cooler zones, forms tidy clumps of narrow green foliage and flowers freely across the warm season, making it a dependable choice for colorful beds, borders, and containers.
Use Gazania Flame Kiss to edge sunny borders, fill rock gardens, or spill from mixed pots where its vivid two-tone blooms draw the eye. The daisy-like flowers pair well with other sun lovers and perform best in free-draining conditions. Plants tolerate dry spells once established and bloom over a long window when spent flowers are removed.
Species: Gazania rigens
Variety: Flame Kiss
Type: Tender perennial grown as annual
Plant Habit: Low mounding clump
Sun: Full sun
Soil: Well-drained, sandy to average
Days to Harvest: Not applicable
Zones: 9-11 as perennial, 4-8 as annual
Germination: 10-20 days at 65-75F
Sowing: Surface sow, lightly press into soil, do not cover deeply
Spacing: 8-12 inches
Notes: Drought tolerant once established; flowers close in low light.