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02-OCT-2010 © MiekeWAMinkjan

2 African Daisies

Melbourne, Australia

African daisies or Osteospermum is a genus belonging to the Calenduleae, one of the smaller tribes of the sunflower family (Asteraceae).
They are not native to Australia, but spreading themselves rapidly in the landscape, due to the fact people dispose them once they have become to big in the garden.

I like them because they give nearly the whole year some colour to the garden.

Canon EOS 40D ,Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS
1/250s f/10.0 at 85.0mm iso100 full exif

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LynnH04-Oct-2010 15:15
Wonderful colorful and bright flowers. Nice work!! V
Margaret Lew04-Oct-2010 03:04
Pretty little invaders! Like the detail in their blue centers. This reminds me of the work the National Park Service is doing to re-naturalize our local park.
Guest 03-Oct-2010 14:26
These are lovely daisies... I love the colour!
larose forest photos03-Oct-2010 02:05
They are so beautiful, but then, so many invasive species are very beautiful which is probably why they are planted in the first place (and then they escape!!).
Bernard Bosmans03-Oct-2010 01:33
The daisies are out in force, all look bright and well, Spring is here. V.
Guest 02-Oct-2010 22:56
I like the little petals sticking out. We have many species overgrowing the native plants here too.
laine02-Oct-2010 21:32
One of my favourites too...they are so pretty.
Chris02-Oct-2010 19:57
Gorgeous colours.
Barbara Heide02-Oct-2010 19:53
beautiful!
Jola Dziubinska02-Oct-2010 19:34
They are so beautiful, Mieke! Lovely composition and colors. V.
carol j. phipps02-Oct-2010 18:42
Gorgeous composition with stunning light! The purple center is delightful!
BleuEvanescence02-Oct-2010 18:37
Gorgeous flowers!
Brenda02-Oct-2010 17:48
Beautiful photo, Mieke. I love the composition and DOF.
Guest 02-Oct-2010 16:45
Beautiful daisies Mieke!!
reflectionsofnature02-Oct-2010 12:53
These are very pretty! They look like a mix between the daises and purple coneflowers that grow in my garden, my favorite plants!
Yvonne02-Oct-2010 11:18
We love them too Mieke, and this is a really lovely close up!
Stephanie02-Oct-2010 08:44
I love these daisies! Always try to plant 1 or 2 plants in my garden each summer. :)
borisalex02-Oct-2010 07:50
Beautiful and so interesting species in execellent light and composition! V.
Maaike Huizer02-Oct-2010 07:44
Mooie zachte kleur.
Guest 02-Oct-2010 04:40
Wat een mooie bloemen!
Sandra Cooper02-Oct-2010 03:20
Yes they are lovely,Mieke.
Cindi Smith02-Oct-2010 03:14
I love the purple centers. The light is incredible. Very nice work. I can see I'm really going to enjoy your entries this month!
Walter Otto Koenig02-Oct-2010 02:52
They are beautiful flowers and you captured them very nicely.