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Gazania F1 Big Kiss Mix is a full, sun-loving annual display with large striped flowers on strong stems.
Grow Guide: How to grow Gazania F1 Big Kiss Mix from seed in South Africa.
Quick Grow Facts
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Plant Type: F1 flowering ornamental, sold and grown as an annual.
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Scientific Name: Gazania rigens
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Series: Big Kiss F1 Mix
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Seed Form: Raw seed. No soaking, chilling or scarification is required by the current breeder method.
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General Sowing Time: Spring to autumn on the current packet; use the regional timing in the Grow Guide.
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Position: Full sun after hardening off.
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Sow Depth: About 1 mm or a thin vermiculite cover; do not leave exposed on the surface and do not bury deeply.
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Germination Temperature: 21–24°C until emergence, then 18–20°C for seedling development
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Light for Germination: Optional or not required before emergence; provide bright light immediately after emergence.
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Pretreatment: None; no soaking, chilling or scarification is required.
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Germination: Current packet: 7–21 days; breeder-controlled Big Kiss radicle emergence: 4–6 days.
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Spacing: 20 cm on the current packet for a dense display; 25–30 cm allows the full breeder-listed width.
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Height: 25–30 cm
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Spread: 25–30 cm
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Growth Form: Full, bushy, mounded plant with large flowers on strong stems.
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Flowering: Current packet: about 12 weeks; breeder-controlled total crop time is about 13–15 weeks.
Why Grow This Variety
- Large striped blooms create a bold, premium display.
- Full, bushy growth fills larger containers and sunny beds.
- Established plants tolerate heat and have low water needs in free-draining soil.
- Strong stems hold the flowers above the foliage.
Garden Uses
Use Big Kiss Mix in sunny beds or larger pots where its 25–30 cm growth form and large striped flowers have room to develop.
Growing Notes
- Sow one seed per cell in clean, fine, free-draining seedling mix and use the exact thin cover.
- Keep the root zone evenly moist until emergence without saturating it; give seedlings bright light immediately.
- Harden well-rooted seedlings for 7–10 days, keep the crown at soil level and use the series spacing.
- Grow in full sun, water established plants deeply but less often, and remove faded flower stems at the base.
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