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Annuals Dictionary: Gazania

December 04, 2009 By: Annuals Dictionary Category: Annuals Dictionary

Daisy family
Compositae
Ga-zay’ni-a. Showy South African herbs comprising about 16 species, a few long cultivated for their pretty flowerheads.

Description
Leaves alternate and basal. Flowerheads solitary, long-stalked, closing at night or in cloudy weather. Rays yellow, golden, or white, often with a dark spot at the base, the head thus with a dark eye. Good ground cover or edging plants.

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