Daisies (For want of a better word).

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Osteospermum, Gazania,Arctotis, Gorteria, Felicia. All these belong to the family Compositae, but there are others that have the same "daisy-like" flowers, they are Ruschia, Lampranthus, Dorotheanthus, Mesembryanthemum and others belonging to the family Aizoaceae. The thing they have in common is that they all are part of the tapestry of colour that covers vast areas of land in South Africa in the early Spring. Individually they may not be the most complex of flowers but en masse they will not be ignored as they transform the landscape with blankets of brilliant colour.   I will try to identify those pictured here.
I think this is an Arctotis or Osteospermum, and I'm not sure if it's opening up
 or going over, but I love it at this stage.

Gorteria diffusa with dark "beetle-like" markings that encourage
  real pollinators to visit.

This is, I think an Osteospermum.

An Arctotis fastuosa in a colony of interesting  double flowers.

Not sure about this one, maybe Osteospermum?
Dorotheanthus bellidiformis.


Dorotheanthus tricolor ?

Felicia australis.


A seed mix of selected Dorotheanthus planted at the gateway to 
the Darling Wild Flower Reserve.

Comments

pat@siteandinsight.com said…
Any photos showing the flowers en masse? I'd love to see them.
September 29, 2013 at 8:57 AM
Barry Parker said…
Hi Pat,
My long shots weren't that great, but I'll email you a few to give you some idea of the effect.
September 29, 2013 at 2:04 PM
Valerie Knapp said…
Delightful to look at! I especially love the two blues, and that unusual green with the small red centre!
September 30, 2013 at 1:31 PM
James David said…
Amazing.
I too have Dorotheanthus in my garden and they are blooming
November 19, 2013 at 8:35 PM
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