Gazania New Day Red Shades (Gazania rigens ‘New Day Red Shades’)

Gazania New Day Red Shades (Gazania rigens ‘New Day Red Shades’) is a vibrant flowering annual prized for its large daisy-like blooms in rich shades of red, crimson, and scarlet. Part of the award-winning New Day series, this compact variety delivers exceptional flower size, early blooming performance, and outstanding heat tolerance, making it an excellent choice for sunny landscapes and container gardens.

Throughout the growing season, striking flowers open in bright sunlight to showcase their vivid red tones and contrasting dark centres. The colourful blooms create a bold display against attractive silver-green foliage and continue flowering from late spring until frost. Bees and other pollinators are drawn to the flowers, adding life and movement to garden spaces.

New Day Red Shades forms a compact, mounded plant that works beautifully in borders, containers, hanging baskets, rock gardens, and mass plantings. Its ability to thrive in hot, dry conditions makes it particularly valuable for water-wise landscapes and sunny locations where many flowering plants struggle.

In Alberta, Gazania New Day Red Shades performs best as a summer annual, providing months of brilliant colour with minimal maintenance.