Day 328: Although some nurseries carry Gazania starts in the spring, they are not easy to find and generally sell out very quickly to those in the know. I start mine from seed, which means they come into bloom a little later than if I had purchased them as bedding plants, but they will continue blooming well past first frost. In years past, I've had them flower until Christmas, sometimes even holding their cheerful heads above a light fall of snow. The flowers of the aptly names "Sunshine" mix are brightly coloured and zonal, but solid-colour or pastel options are available in seed. The plants are short and mounding, excellent silvery-green foliage for the border, and the blossoms open out to 4-6" across! Gazanias are prolific bloomers, and do best when the flower bed has been given an early-season dressing of composted manure.
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