Gazanias is a photograph by Jean Hall which was uploaded on June 8th, 2015.
Title
Gazanias
Artist
Jean Hall
Medium
Photograph - Digitally Manipulated Photography, Abstract
Description
Beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder. Who would believe that anyone would think of these brilliant-colored flowers as weeds? Yet that's what they're considered in their native southern Africa, although they'�re also known as treasure flowers.
These lovely plants, which belong to the same family as North American blanket flowers (gaillardia), can be grown as a drought-tolerant groundcover. When I bought them, I was told they were perennials. But doing a little extra research, I now find they are considered annuals here in New England or wherever there is frost.
They open up only in bright sun and close tightly for the evening � or even under a somewhat cloudy sky. I have also read that they are plentiful in some areas of Australia.
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June 8th, 2015
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Comments (14)
Jacqueline Athmann
OH HAPPY Day!!! This photo makes me feel happy! So happy that it's been featured on the Oh Happy Day group homepage. Thank you for growing my smile today! F/L/T
Sharyn Winters
Don`t believe I have ever seen or heard of these flowers......they are so very beautiful. Will have to find out more about them, thank you for sharing.
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