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Gazania F1 New Day Bright Yellow is a compact, sun-loving annual display with large yellow flowers on shorter stems.
Grow Guide: How to grow Gazania F1 New Day Bright Yellow 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: New Day F1 Bright Yellow
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Seed Form: Coated seed. Sow the coating intact; its chemical composition and treated status are not confirmed.
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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: 21–22°C
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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; do not soak, crush, chill or scarify the coated seed.
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Germination: Current packet: 7–21 days; breeder-controlled New Day window: 3–4 days from 50% to maximum germination.
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Spacing: 20 cm on the current packet; the breeder range is 15–20 cm.
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Height: 20–25 cm
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Spread: 15–20 cm
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Growth Form: Compact, sturdy, mounded plant with shorter flower stems.
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Flowering: Current packet: about 12 weeks; breeder-controlled total crop time is about 12–14 weeks.
Why Grow This Variety
- Clear yellow flowers add strong colour to full-sun planting.
- Compact, sturdy plants create a full display without routine pinching.
- Established plants have low water needs in free-draining soil.
- The plants suit flower beds, containers, baskets and sunny edging.
Garden Uses
Use New Day Bright Yellow in sunny beds, pots, baskets or edging for concentrated yellow colour.
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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