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Cape marguerite, Van Staden's River daisy, Sundays River daisy, White daisy bush, Blue-and-white daisy bush, Star of the Veldt

Osteospermum ecklonis, Syn. Dimorphotheca ecklonis DC.

Description:

Dimorphotheca ecklonis (Cape marguerite, Van Staden's River daisy, Sundays River daisy, White daisy bush, Blue-and-white daisy bush, Star of the Veldt; is an ornamental plant. A native plant of South Africa, this plant is now regarded as a weed in parts of Australia, particularly Victoria and Western Australia.

Habitat:

common city garden in dutch

Notes:

The "Bornholmmargerite-{german}" is widely used as an ornamental plant in pots, window boxes and summer discounts. It is cultivated annually. There are numerous hybrids and varieties, including upright, up to 1.5 meters high and half lying down. This species is about 1920 in culture

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7 Comments

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Oh...nice work.. Alex..!!
Appreciate your dedication..!!

AlexKonig
AlexKonig 12 years ago

thanks

MickGrant
MickGrant 12 years ago

Alex congratulations - these are super!

AlexKonig
AlexKonig 12 years ago

hi ashish. i have a new camera,so take a look at this. i have found the right id and uploaded some new pictures.

AlexKonig
AlexKonig 12 years ago

sorry ashish, sadly the "Might be Profusion Cherry of Zinnia cultivar" has not the blue center. i doubt it is my spotting. but i have an idea, next time i go with the flower to the flower/plant-shop, there is a guy who can help me further. thanks

AlexKonig
AlexKonig 12 years ago

will look at it. but in some hours, wanted to go out again. sun is shining. thanks ashish. can rely on you, i think this should be the right one. but as said, research later

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Might be Profusion Cherry of Zinnia cultivar.
http://www.magnoliagardensnursery.com/pr...

AlexKonig
Spotted by
AlexKonig

Kerkrade, Limburg, Netherlands

Spotted on Sep 17, 2011
Submitted on Sep 17, 2011

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