Gazania linearis
Family: Asteraceae
Common name: TREASURE FLOWER
Native to: Natal
Plant
Type: perennial
Forms: clumping, erect, rosette
Max height: 1 foot
Max width: 1 foot
Flower
secondary color present, yellow
Leaf
green
Horticulture
Attracts wildlife: adult butterfly, bird, specific butterfly species
Plant part consumed by birds: seeds
Plant features: invasive
Exposure: sun
Invasive
Propagates by: seed
flowers in summer
Soil type: sandy
USDA Zone: zone 9 to +20 f
Temp. range: +20 to +30 °F
Water: moderate, regular
Butterflies that feed on this plant
Gazania linearis, a Compositae (Aster), is also known as TREASURE FLOWER or AFRICAN DAISY. This perennial can naturalize in Zones 5-10 and is now listed as invasive. Yellow flowering Gazania linearis prefers moderate or regular waterng. It is in cultivation, as are several hybrids and cultivars.
In addition to the butterflies that nectar on plants in the Compositae family, Gazania attract the COMMON BUCKEYE to feed, Junonia coenia.
