It’s Saturday Daisies :)
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Mutisioideae
Tribe: Mutisieae
Genus: Gerbera
Gerbera L. is a genus of ornamental plants from the sunflower family (Asteraceae)
It has approximately 30 species in the wild, extending to South America, Africa and tropical Asia.
Gerbera species bear a large capitulum with striking, two-lipped ray florets in yellow, orange, white, pink or red colors. The capitulum, which has the appearance of a single flower, is actually composed of hundreds of individual flowers. The morphology of the flowers varies depending on their position in the capitulum. The flowers can be as small as 7 cm (Gerbera mini ‘Harley’) in diameter or up to 12 cm (Gerbera ‘Golden Serena’).
Gerbera is very popular and widely used as a decorative garden plant or as cut flowers. The domesticated cultivars are mostly a result of a cross between Gerbera jamesonii and another South African species Gerbera viridifolia. The cross is known as Gerbera hybrida. Thousands of cultivars exist. They vary greatly in shape and size. Colors include white, yellow, orange, red, and pink. The center of the flower is sometimes black. Often the same flower can have petals of several different colors.
by flyingbeagle
Daisy is one of my favorite flowers. Love the brilliant colors of this shot.
these flowers are so pretty. you have photographed them well, I can almost smell them. This is a nice blog.
wow, love this shot of the daisy, the water droplets on the petals make it more stunning, flowers really are a joy.