Plant guide
Gazania
Gazania rigens
Gazania is considered non-toxic to cats. These low-growing flowers suit a sunny outdoor pot. The assessment is limited to Gazania rigens.
Non-toxic does not mean edible. Eating plant material can still upset your cat’s stomach.
What this guide covers: Gazania rigens only. Confirm the botanical label; a photograph cannot identify a visitor’s specimen.
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By Waldemar Jan
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Plant identity
- Scientific name
- Gazania rigens
- Scope
- Species
- Family
- Not recorded
- Also known as
- No reviewed aliases available
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How to grow this plant
Gazania rigens only; the light and water categories summarize the cited growing guidance.
- Light
- Sunny position
Full sun supports flowering.
- Watering
- Let the mix dry
Let the soil dry between waterings.
- Temperature
- Temperature range not yet established
Cooler summers favor flowering; excessive summer heat may pause blooms. A preferred numerical growing range was not established in the reviewed source.
- Potting
- Use well-drained soil; sandy or lean conditions are suitable.
- Through the year
- Remove spent flowers; containers or rooted cuttings can overwinter indoors.
Growing-guide sources
- Gazania rigens - Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox ↗NC State Extension · Accessed 2026-10-17
Exact named species; garden conditions are not relabeled as indoor requirements.
Growing advice reviewed 2026-10-17. Plant safety is assessed separately.
Reviewed safety information
- Toxic principle
- Not recorded in the reviewed evidence
- Reported signs
- Not recorded in the reviewed evidence
Missing information is unknown. It should not be interpreted as an absence of risk.
Safe alternatives
No verified alternative recommendations are available for this guide.
Sources & review
- Gazania: veterinary toxicology reference ↗University of Zurich — veterinary pharmacology and toxicology · Accessed
Cats Protection lists Gazania among safe outdoor plants for cats. NC State establishes G. rigens as the species covered here. This is a disclosed genus-to-species narrowing, not a separate cat clinical study. The University of Zurich veterinary reference also classifies this exact species as non-poisonous, while noting it is unsuitable as feed. This general animal reference corroborates the cat-specific list; it is not a cat feeding study.
- Gazania: supporting reference ↗Cats Protection · Accessed 2026-10-17
- Gazania: supporting reference ↗NC State Extension · Accessed 2026-10-17
Safety last reviewed .