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Dimorphotheca chrysanthemifolia

Plant
Common names: cape mountain marigold, chrysanth rain daisy (Eng.); geelbergmargriet, gousblom (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae

... geelbergmargriet, gousblom (Afr.) Compton Herbarium Dimorphotheca chrysanthemifolia is an erect perennial ... Fig. 2. Distinctive toothed to pinnatifid leaves of Dimorphotheca chrysanthemifolia. The plant bears large ... to December). Fig. 3. A close-up inside a flowerhead of Dimorphotheca chrysanthemifolia showing the disc and ray ...

15/04/2024 | | Compton Herbarium

Dimorphotheca fruticosa

Plant
Common names: trailing daisy (Eng.); rankmagriet, rankbietou (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae

... (Eng.); rankmagriet, rankbietou (Afr.) Kirstenbosch NBG Dimorphotheca fruticosa is hardy and fast growing. It is a ... and the seed is dispersed by the wind. Asteraceae Dimorphotheca fruticosa is a coastal groundcover, providing ... as to whether the rankbietou belongs to the genus Dimorphotheca or Osteospermum. This plant was one of a group ...

21/08/2023 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Dimorphotheca sinuata

Plant
Common names: Namaqualand daisy, African daisy (Eng.); gousblom, jakkalsblom, botterblom, namakwalandse madeliefie (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae

... madeliefie (Afr.) Kirstenbosch NBG Walter Sisulu NBG Dimorphotheca sinuata is an upright to sprawling annual that ... some species in the genus possesses a fresh scent. Dimorphotheca pluvialis is another attractive ... these 2 species co-occur.   Some species in the genus Dimorphotheca are capable of producing 2 types of seeds, ...

08/07/2002 | | Kirstenbosch NBG, Walter Sisulu NBG

Dimorphotheca cuneata

Plant
Common names: rain flower, white bietou, Karoo bietou (Eng.); reënblom, witbietou, karoobietou (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae

... reënblom, witbietou, karoobietou (Afr.) Karoo Desert NBG Dimorphotheca cuneata is an erect, hardy, bushy shrublet. The ... semi-fibrous root system; the roots can go as deep as 1 m. Dimorphotheca cuneata is perennial and plants can live up to ... and as such is ideal for water-wise gardens. Dimorphotheca cuneata flowers from September to late October. ...

01/03/2010 | | Karoo Desert NBG

Dimorphotheca pluvialis

Plant
Common names: rain daisy, Cape daisy, white Namaqualand Daisy, ox-eye daisy (Eng.); reënblommetjie, witbotterblom, witmargriet (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae

... the sky their flowers follow, always facing the sun. Dimorphotheca pluvialis forms a bushy plant that is covered ... be sown again the next year. If the seed is not collected Dimorphotheca pluvialis usually seeds itself the next year. ... and Egyptian geese, which love to eat the soft new growth. Dimorphotheca pluvialis (L) Moench Dimorphotheca pluvialis ...

21/08/2000 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Dimorphotheca tragus

Plant
Common names: ox-eye daisy, Cape marigold, Namaqualand daisy, African daisy (Eng.); jakkalsbossie (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae

... daisy (Eng.); jakkalsbossie (Afr.) Kirstenbosch NBG Dimorphotheca tragus is a spreading, perennial herb, with ... one flattened with a papery wing and the other stick-like. Dimorphotheca tragus can tolerate drought which enables it to ... attract butterflies and bees in the garden. Asteraceae Dimorphotheca tragus should preferably be propagated from ...

31/10/2016 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Dimorphotheca jucunda

Plant
Common names: trailing pink daisy, trailing mauve daisy (Eng.); bergbietou, bloubietou (Afr.); umasigcolo nkonekazi, u-Mesigcolo-nkonekazi (Zulu) (= Osteospermum jucundum (E.Phillips) Norl.)
Family: Asteraceae

... with the similarly striking white and dark blue-flowered  Dimorphotheca ecklonis. The trailing pink daisy can be ... no garden pests that attack these plants. The generic name Dimorphotheca is a combination of three Greek words: di = 2, ... or lovely, a spot-on name for this beautiful plant. [See Dimorphotheca ecklonis for discussion on the genera ...

04/07/2005 | | National Herbarium Pretoria

Dimorphotheca jucunda 'White Moon'

Plant
Common names: White Moon Daisy (Eng.); Bergbietou, Bloubietou (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae

... continues through the summer to autumn (March). Asteraceae Dimorphotheca jucunda 'White Moon' is a must have for every ... where it receives regular watering throughout the year. Dimorphotheca jucundum 'White Moon' is most effective when ... late in the evening for visitors to enjoy. New plants of Dimorphotheca jucunda 'White Moon' can be propagated from ...

07/01/2002 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Dimorphotheca ecklonis

Plant
Common names: Cape marguerite, Van Staden's River daisy, Sundays River daisy, white daisy bush, blue-and-white daisy bush (Eng.); Kaapse magriet, jakkalsbos, Vanstadensrivier madeliefie, Sondagsrivier madeliefie (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae

... madeliefie (Afr.) National Herbarium Pretoria Dimorphotheca ecklonis  is a perennial plant of up to 1 m ... fruits, which might assist in wind dispersal. Asteraceae Dimorphotheca ecklonis must be planted in full sun in order ... into cultivation in Europe in the late 1800s. In the genus Dimorphotheca, there are about 19 species occurring in ...

28/03/2005 | | National Herbarium Pretoria

Asteraceae

Plant
Common names: daisy family, sunflower family, thistle family (Eng.); madeliefie-familie, sonneblom-familie (Afr.) Class: Dicotyledoneae (Angiospermae) Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae

... kaalsiektebos ( Chrysocoma ciliata ) and bloubietou ( Dimorphotheca spectabilis ). Weeds: The fruits (cypselas) ... arctotoides , Athanasia dentata , Cineraria saxifraga , Dimorphotheca pluvialis, Dimorphotheca sinuata , Euryops virgineus , Felicia echinata, ...

26/04/2004 | | Pretoria NBG

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