Since I took this picture in the garden, of course these blooms are for real, but the regularity of the lines and colors just seem too perfect to be true. I confess I like a little imperfection in Nature.
I am adding the identification which I learned later.
This is Gazania. This tough plant endures poor soil, baked conditions, and drought beautifully and still produces bold-color, daisylike flowers from summer to frost.
A perennial in Zones 9-11 -- the hottest parts of the country -- gazania is grown as an annual elsewhere and blooms from mid-summer to frost. A summer plant often grown as an annual, gazania bears boldly colored daisy-shaped flowers from summer to frost. The flowers appear over toothed dark green or silver leaves (the foliage color differs between varieties). They're great in beds and borders and containers, too.
Plant established seedlings outdoors after all danger of frost has passed. Do not fertilize, and keep soil on the dry side.
I agree! Too perfect! But I like both perfection and imperfection. :) pretty shot! Where'd you get that jagged edge? I don't recognize it from picnik. You must have another source.
I like them all- the perfect and imperfect. Maybe they're just perfect to the naked eye. The one on the left does seem to have a few petals that are curled- slightly imperfect? The colors are fantastic- what are they called? It's a great shot!
@olivetreeann@boysami@kerristephens@ellen@abbeeocomcast@hwy61@sarasdadandmom@raymond Just got the definitive word from my go-to gardener:
This is Gazania. This tough plant endures poor soil, baked conditions, and drought beautifully and still produces bold-color, daisylike flowers from summer to frost.
A perennial in Zones 9-11 -- the hottest parts of the country -- gazania is grown as an annual elsewhere and blooms from mid-summer to frost. A summer plant often grown as an annual, gazania bears boldly colored daisy-shaped flowers from summer to frost. The flowers appear over toothed dark green or silver leaves (the foliage color differs between varieties). They're great in beds and borders and containers, too.
Plant established seedlings outdoors after all danger of frost has passed. Do not fertilize, and keep soil on the dry side.
Allison, thanks for the info on the Gazania. I'm going to look for them to put in a planter that I have....sounds like just the right plant for the spot...and they're gorgeous!
you made me look twice! I love gazanias for their bold color and they're perfect for our dry climate. These are almost too perfect to believe. beautiful shot!
images always work well when you have three's ...something to do with a rule of photography and how your eye and brain interpret the picture...this THREE works well for me Allison :)
June 29th, 2011
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This is Gazania. This tough plant endures poor soil, baked conditions, and drought beautifully and still produces bold-color, daisylike flowers from summer to frost.
A perennial in Zones 9-11 -- the hottest parts of the country -- gazania is grown as an annual elsewhere and blooms from mid-summer to frost. A summer plant often grown as an annual, gazania bears boldly colored daisy-shaped flowers from summer to frost. The flowers appear over toothed dark green or silver leaves (the foliage color differs between varieties). They're great in beds and borders and containers, too.
Plant established seedlings outdoors after all danger of frost has passed. Do not fertilize, and keep soil on the dry side.