Flower heads are 2 to 3 inches in diameter. Growing in basal rosettes, the dandelion-like foliage of gazania is dark green with white, fuzzy undersides. Plants range from 6 to 12 inches tall. Flowers tend to close at night and reopen the next morning. Flowers are pink, lavender, or white flowers.
Leaves are palmately compound and sometimes spiny at the base.
While plants respond to abundant moisture, they are tolerant of dry, hot conditions as well. The small, golden-yellow daisy flowers literally smother the 8 to 10 inch mounding plants all summer. Periwinkle possesses glossy, dark green foliage and pink, salmon, lavender, or white flowers. Don't let dry weather stop you from having flowers in your garden. The aforementioned annuals will tolerate the heat and drought better than we will.