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Posted: 05 Jun 2021


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African daisy
Osteospermum fruiticosum
World Environment Day


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It's about the environment

It's about the environment
Today is World Environment Day, so I thought I'd post something relevant to our local environment. This lovely flower (which also comes in some other shades - see PiP) is an invasive environmental weed. It goes by the name of African Daisy (Osteospermum fruiticosum). Like many of our weeds, it is a "garden escapee" and many people still cultivate it, but it produces massive quantities of viable seeds which spread rapidly - in places where it shouldn't be! As a Landcare volunteer, I join others in trying to eliminate it and other weeds from the local nature reserve.
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Günter Klaus, Erhard Bernstein, RHH, Amelia and 23 other people have particularly liked this photo


19 comments - The latest ones
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Maybe it is a weed, yet it is beautiful picture George.
2 years ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Impeccable et bien mise en valeur.
Bon week-end salutaire.
2 years ago.
 sea-herdorf
sea-herdorf club
Wunderschön hebt sich die Blüte von dem Grün ab, George.
Freundliche Grüße und ein schönes Wochenende
Erich
2 years ago.
 Marie-claire Gallet
Marie-claire Gallet
EXQUISITE, George !!!!!
2 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Fabulous pair! Happy World Environment Day! Stay well!

Admired in:
www.ipernity.com/group/tolerance
2 years ago.
 Xata
Xata club
My fave for the PIP, gorgeous indeed with the aperture choice for DOF. Environment day... should be every day !!!! I am sure it is for you George.
2 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
PURE BEAUTY
2 years ago.
 ©UdoSm
©UdoSm club
Beautiful George...
2 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
A real beauty, George !
2 years ago.
 Marije Aguillo
Marije Aguillo club
Bonito macro. ¿Conseguiremos preservar nuestra casa?
2 years ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne club
I have these in my front garden George. Thankfully they haven't spread too far!
I like both pictures very much. What would we do without volunteers. You're doing a good job.
2 years ago.
 Gillian Everett
Gillian Everett club
Love these
2 years ago.
 ╰☆☆June☆☆╮
╰☆☆June☆☆╮ club
★彡 Good work. Have a lovely new week 彡★
2 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
The photos are great even though the story behind them is troubling. They seem to have found an ideal environment...:-(
2 years ago.
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Beautiful flower portraits, George!
Nevertheless, we should actually be careful, as beautiful as many flowers
from other countries and/or climates are.
2 years ago.
 Léopold
Léopold club
The hand of hope for a better world to come.
2 years ago.
 Amelia
Amelia club
I'm afraid that we grow this in gardens in the UK. I don't have it in my garden though, and I don't think it seeds here. we have a very invasive plant here too. It is called Himalayan balsam was introduced as a garden plant in 1839, but soon escaped and became widely naturalised along riverbanks and ditches, especially close to towns. It is fast-growing and spreads quickly, invading wet habitat at the expense of other, native flowers. It can clog up a small river or a canal very quickly.
2 years ago.
 RHH
RHH
We don't have this but have our own problems with other noxious weeds. See them on my daily walks.
2 years ago.
 Günter Klaus
Günter Klaus club
.........das sind echt sehr schöne Farben,die diese Blüten haben lieber George,sehr schön zeigst du sie:))

........wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni:))
2 years ago.

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