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Gazania F1 Kiss Frosty Mix, the silver-leaved Frosty Kiss F1 mix, brings bright flowers and contrasting foliage to sunny annual displays.
Grow Guide: How to grow Gazania F1 Kiss Frosty 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: Frosty Kiss F1 Mix; sold locally as Kiss Frosty 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 Kiss-family radicle emergence: 4–6 days.
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Spacing: 20 cm on the current packet; allow 20–25 cm where extra airflow is useful.
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Height: 20–25 cm
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Spread: 20–25 cm
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Growth Form: Compact, upright plant with silver-toned foliage.
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Flowering: Current packet: about 12 weeks; breeder-controlled Kiss-family total crop time is about 13–15 weeks.
Why Grow This Variety
- Silver-toned foliage remains ornamental when flowers close at night or in dull weather.
- Compact, upright growth suits packs, pots and bed edging.
- Established plants have low water needs in free-draining soil.
- Mixed flower colours create a varied display above the pale foliage.
Garden Uses
Use Kiss Frosty Mix in full-sun beds, edging or pots where the silver foliage can contrast with green-leaved plants.
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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