African daisy
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African daisy
n.
Any of several African plants in the composite family, especially those in the genera Arctotis, Gerbera, and Lonas, that have showy flower heads.
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Arctotis
Daisy family
Compositae
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.
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Arctotis
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| Arctotis flower head | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Arctotis L. |
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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.
- Selected species
- A. acaulis - Botterblom, Gousbloom
- A. adpressa - Gousblom
- A. amoena
- A. angustifolia - Smalbaar Gousblom
- A. arctotoides - Butterflower, Botterblom, African Daisy
- A. argentea
- A. aspera
- A. auriculata
- A. bellidifolia
- A. breviscapa - Sandveld Gousblom
- A. candida - Malmesbury Gousblom
- A. cinerea
- A. cuprea
- A. elatior
- A. fastuosa - Monarch of the Veld, Cape Daisy
- A. flaccida
- A. flammea - African Daisy
- A. foeniculacea
- A. frutescens
- A. galbrata
- A. glaucophylla
- A. gumbletonii - Bottergousblom
- A. hirsuta - Gousblom
- A. laevis
- A. leiocarpa - Gousblom
- A. leptorhiza
- A. leucanthemoides
- A. merxmuellerii - Gousblom
- A. revoluta - Krulblaargousblom
- A. rosea
- A. semipapposa
- A. squarrosa
- A. stoechadifolia
- A. sulcocarpa - Gousblom
- A. tricolor
- A. undulata
- A. venusta - Blue-eyed African Daisy
Plant diseases
Main article: List of African daisy diseases
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