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Bellis perennis is a perennial herbaceous plant growing to 20 centimetres (8 inches) in height. [4] It has short creeping rhizomes and rosettes of small rounded or spoon-shaped leaves that are from 2 to 5 cm ( –2 in) long and grow flat to the ground. The species habitually colonises lawns, and is difficult to eradicate by mowing, hence the ...
Argyranthemum frutescens, known as Paris daisy, marguerite or marguerite daisy, is a perennial plant known for its flowers. It is native to the Canary Islands (part of Spain ). [3] Hybrids derived from this species ( garden marguerites ) are widely cultivated as ornamental plants in private gardens and public parks in many countries, and have ...
Gerbera jamesonii, yellow form. Gerbera jamesonii is a tufted perennial herb with the naked flowering scapes up to 75 cm high. Petiolate, deeply undulating or lobed leaves are 15–42 (up to 68) cm long and 4–14 cm wide, gathered in rosette. The plant produces spectacular flowers ( capitula) of 4–5 cm in diameter with normally orange-red ...
Leucanthemum × superbum. ( Bergmans ex J.W.Ingram) D.H.Kent. Stereo image. Left frame. Right frame. Parallel view () Cross-eye view () Shasta Daisy seeds. Leucanthemum × superbum, the Shasta daisy, is a commonly grown [1] flowering herbaceous perennial plant with the classic daisy appearance of white petals (ray florets) around a yellow disc ...
Are you a rose, daffodil, or daisy? Each month has its own birth flower with a special meaning. Here's a guide to each beautiful bloom from January to December.
Argyranthemum ( marguerite, marguerite daisy, dill daisy) is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae. Members of this genus are sometimes also placed in the genus Chrysanthemum. [2] [3] The genus is endemic to Macaronesia, occurring only on the Canary Islands, the Savage Islands, and Madeira. [4]
Townsendia. (plant) Hook. Hook. Townsendia is a genus of North American plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae. [2] [3] The genus is known commonly as Townsend daisies or as grounddaisies. [4] [5] These annual, biennial and perennial wildflowers are native to western North America, frequently at high elevations.
Gerbera ( / ˈdʒɜːrbərə / or / ˈɡɜːrbərə /) L. is a genus of plants in the Asteraceae (Compositae) family. The first scientific description of a Gerbera was made by J. D. Hooker in Curtis's Botanical Magazine in 1889 when he described Gerbera jamesonii, a South African species also known as Transvaal daisy or Barberton daisy.
The chrysanthemum is one of the "Four Gentlemen" ( 四君子) of China (the others being the plum blossom, the orchid, and bamboo ). The chrysanthemum is said to have been favored by Tao Qian, an influential Chinese poet, and is symbolic of nobility. It is also one of the four symbolic seasonal flowers.
Osteospermum / ˌɒstiəˈspɜːrməm, - tioʊ -/, [2] [3] is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the Calenduleae, one of the smaller tribes of the sunflower/daisy family Asteraceae. [4] They are known as the daisybushes [5] or African daisies. [6] Its species have been given several common names, including African daisy, South African ...