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| Annuals Dictionary: Arctotis |
Ark-toe'tis. A genus of South African, white-woolly herbs, some widely grown.
Description
They have alternate leaves, usually toothed or deeply cut, and handsome, long-stalked, blue, yellow, or orange heads with both ray and disk flowers.
How to Grow
Start seeds indoors. When night temperatures rise to 50° F (10° C), move outdoors. Space 6-12 in. (15-30 cm) apart. These plants prefer a long, cool growing season and average soil with good drainage.
Arctotis stoechadifolia
Blue-eyed African Daisy
. Stout, 2-4 ft. (75-120 cm) high. Flowerheads 3 in. (7.5 cm) across; disk flowers violet, ray flowers creamy above, red beneath. Many cultivars, in a variety of colors. South Africa. Tender annual.
| Gardener's Dictionary: Arctotis |
| WordNet: African daisy |
The noun has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1:
shrub of southwestern Mediterranean region having yellow daisylike flowers
Synonyms: yellow ageratum, Lonas inodora, Lonas annua
Meaning #2:
African or Asiatic herbs with daisylike flowers
Meaning #3:
any of several plants of the genus Arctotis having daisylike flowers
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Arctotis is a genus of about 40-50 species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to southern Africa, from South Africa north to Angola. Some of the plants are alternatively placed in the genus Venidium. Many are called by the common name "African daisy", or "Gousblom" in Afrikaans. Some species have been developed as popular horticultural items because of their attractive yellow, orange, red, or white flowers. Gardeners cultivate some species as half-hardy annuals.
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