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Treasure Flower Plant Care
Gazania lichtensteinii Less.
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Gazania lichtensteinii (Afrikaans: geelgousblom, "yellow calendula") is one of the flowers known as a calendula, native to South Africa (Western Cape and Northern Cape provinces) and Namibia. On the SANBI Red List, it is listed as "safe".
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At a glance
How do you care for Treasure Flower?
Treasure Flower grows best in full sun.
Where Is the Treasure Flower Native To?
What Is the Treasure Flower?
Treasure Flower (Gazania lichtensteinii) belongs to the Asteraceae family within the Gazania genus. Treasure Flower is native to South Africa and Namibia. Treasure Flower is also known as Gazania araneosa, Meridiana lichtensteinii, Mussinia pusilla.
Treasure Flower displays a low rosette, spreading growth habit, reaching up to tall with a spread of approximately . Treasure Flower produces bright daisy-like flowers in various colors like yellow, orange, red.
What Light Does the Treasure Flower Need?
Treasure Flower thrives in full sun.
Light Requirement
Full sun
What Soil Mix Works Best for a Treasure Flower?
Well-draining sandy soil mix with added compost for nutrients. Good drainage is essential for Treasure Flower to prevent waterlogging, which leads to root rot and fungal issues.
How Do You Repot a Treasure Flower?
Repot every 1-2 years in early spring. Choose a pot one size larger than the current container, and ensure it has drainage holes to allow excess water to escape.
How Do You Propagate a Treasure Flower?
Treasure Flower can be propagated through seeds, division of clumps. Similar propagation techniques also apply to treasure flower plant care, which shares the same genus.
Is the Treasure Flower Toxic to Pets and Children?
Pet safety not verified
The ASPCA does not list Treasure Flower, so we can't confirm whether it is safe for cats and dogs. Keep pets from chewing it as a precaution.
This is a general caution, not veterinary or medical advice. If your pet ate a plant, contact your vet or animal poison control.
See all plants toxic to cats and plants toxic to dogs.
What Pests and Diseases Affect the Treasure Flower?
Treasure Flower is susceptible to aphids, spider mites, whiteflies. Inspect the foliage regularly, especially along leaf undersides and stems. Treat infestations promptly with insecticidal soap or neem oil to prevent spread.
Yellow leaves, brown tips or drooping? See common plant problems and how to fix them.
Keep exploring plants
Treasure Flower is one of many species covered in the complete plant care and identification guide, which groups plants by genus, attribute, and popularity.
It belongs to the Gazania genus — compare its care with other Gazania species on PlantoScan.
Gazania is part of the Asteraceae plant family — browse all Asteraceae genera and species.
Treasure Flower thrives in bright light and direct sun — see other bright-light plants.
More Gazania Species
Other Gazania species in PlantoScan's care catalogue share similar watering, light, and soil preferences:
Sources
- Scientific name & taxonomy: Gazania lichtensteinii Less., family Asteraceae (first published in Syn. Gen. Compos. : 50 (1832)) — World Flora Online record, IPNI name record.
- Pet toxicity: Pet safety not verified: the ASPCA does not list Treasure Flower, so we can't confirm whether it is safe for cats and dogs. Checked against the ASPCA plant list; any other toxicity note on this page comes from PlantoScan's plant database.
- Photo: Winfried Bruenken ( Amrum ), CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons — original.
- Care values(watering, light, temperature, humidity, soil, fertilizing): PlantoScan's plant database, filtered by automatic plausibility checks — values that fail them are hidden. How we source and check plant data.
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