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Silver Leaf Gazania

Silver Leaf Gazania

GAZANIA tomentosa

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Common Name(s)
Silver Leaf Gazania, Treasure Flower, African Dais
Sunlight
Full Sun (6+ hrs) or Partial Sun / Shade (3-6 hrs)
Perennial Zones
8, 9, 10, 11
Watering
Let dry
Max Height
6"–1'
Max Spread
12"-18"
Special Features
Ground cover
Garden Design Role
Ground cover
Lifespan
Perennial
Growing Habit
Ground cover
Drought Resistance
High drought resistance
Bloom Color
Yellow
Foliage Color
Green
Themes
Fire
Genus
Gazania
Family
Asteraceae
Ship Size
4"

Silver Leaf Gazania arrives as a live 4-inch plant and settles into a low, spreading carpet of silver-gray evergreen leaves. From spring through autumn, clear yellow daisy flowers stand above that silver mat, and the silver leaf keeps the contrast going all season.

This is the plant for the bank nobody wants to mow. It knits together as coastal ground cover, steadies a slope against erosion, tucks between rockery stones, and spills over the rim of a sunny container. Give it full sun to partial shade and free-draining sandy soil; once established it asks for very little water, and a quick pass to remove spent flowers keeps the show running.

Fun fact: Gazanias close their flowers on overcast days and again each evening, reopening when the sun returns — a habit that shelters the pollen and makes a planting read like a slow sundial.

  • Sunlight: Full Sun (6+ hrs) or Partial Sun / Shade (3-6 hrs)
  • Water: Let dry
  • Drought Tolerance: High
  • Mature Size: 6"–1' tall × 12"-18" wide
  • Lifespan: Perennial in zones 8–11 — grown as an annual in colder zones
  • Perennial Zones: 8–11
  • Special: Ground cover

Give it the brightest, driest corner you own — it arrives healthy or we replace it free.

Silver Leaf Gazania