Gazania Big Kiss™ Red (Gazania rigens ‘Big Kiss™ Red’)

Gazania Big Kiss™ Red (Gazania rigens ‘Big Kiss™ Red’) is a bold flowering annual prized for its oversized red blooms, compact growth habit, and outstanding tolerance to heat and drought. Part of the popular Big Kiss™ series, this variety produces larger flowers than traditional gazanias, creating a dramatic display of colour in garden beds, containers, hanging baskets, and landscape plantings.

Throughout the growing season, brilliant red daisy-like flowers emerge above attractive green foliage, often accented by dark centres that enhance their vivid colouring. The blooms open fully in bright sunlight and provide continuous colour from late spring until frost. Their bright flowers attract bees and other pollinators while adding a cheerful, sun-loving presence to the garden.

Big Kiss™ Red forms a compact, mounded plant that stays tidy and floriferous throughout the summer. Its exceptional ability to thrive in hot, dry conditions makes it an excellent choice for water-wise landscapes, rock gardens, border edges, and sunny patio containers. Once established, it requires minimal maintenance while continuing to produce abundant flowers.

In Alberta, Big Kiss™ Red Gazania performs exceptionally well as a summer annual, providing reliable colour and excellent garden performance even during periods of intense heat.