Flowers 06-01-21

Daisies are part of one of the largest plant families with 24,000 or maybe 32,000 known species, depending on which reference you are reading!  The family Asteraceae, or Compositae, includes daisies, sunflowers, asters, chrysanthemum, calendula, dandelions, and on and on!  

This is African Daisy (Osteospermum) belonging to the Calenduleae group.  They come in many colors.  They do well in Southern California because they like heat and lots of sunshine.  There are growing across the street so I can enjoy them when looking out our front window. 

They are growing in a raised planter that abuts the sidewalk, so an easy jump for KoKo to have a sniff.  Although they don't have a sweet fragrance at all. 

 

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