western australia

From my sister's garden

@JudyEv (381837)

Rockingham, Australia

March 15, 2022 9:10pm CST

When we visited my sister recently, we had a stroll around her lovely garden. One of the many flower varieties she has is the gerbera. This is also known as an African daisy as the first descriptions of it originated in Africa. It is native to the tropical regions of that country but has since been introduced to other countries and has become a favourite as a decorative garden plant or as a cut flower. The domesticated cultivars come in a range of colours and sizes and, worldwide, it is the fifth most-used cut flower. The gerbera is used as a model organism studying flower formation. Another interesting fact is that it is resistant to deer. Photo is Vince’s of one of my sister’s gerberas.

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@wolfgirl569 (135601)

• Marion, Ohio

16 Mar 22

I try to get a few to plant each year.

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@wolfgirl569 (135601)

• Marion, Ohio

17 Mar 22

@JudyEv I have. Even some bicolor ones a couple of times

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Mar 22

Have you had some nice colours from them?

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@DaddyEvil (174281)

• United States

16 Mar 22

I've seen those here. It is a beautiful flower.

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@DaddyEvil (174281)

• United States

17 Mar 22

@JudyEv We stopped bringing flowers into the house after we both had a problem when we brought flowers in last Spring.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Mar 22

They last really well in a vase too although I rarely have flowers inside.

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@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

16 Mar 22

Such a colorful flower there Judy.

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@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

17 Mar 22

@JudyEv Yes it makes me want to run to some beautiful place but here

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Mar 22

It's gorgeous, isn't it? It makes me want to go out and buy some plants.

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@FourWalls (86583)

• United States

16 Mar 22

That is beautiful. I hope it won’t go to his head, but Vince is an outstanding photographer!!!!

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@FourWalls (86583)

• United States

17 Mar 22

@JudyEv — that we do!

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Mar 22

Don't worry. I make sure he stays humble. Ve haf vays and means!!

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@Ronrybs (21503)

• London, England

16 Mar 22

I shall have to keep an eye out for some seeds. Soon be time to sow the planter and these look pretty colourful

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Mar 22

I'm not sure how they go with frosts but it would be spring there now.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

20 Mar 22

@Ronrybs My mother had two shade-houses and if she thought there was going to be a frost, she'd light a kerosene lamp in each and leave it going all night. It seemed enough to keep the frost at bay. You can't do that outside of course.

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@Ronrybs (21503)

• London, England

17 Mar 22

@JudyEv Yes, hopefully we are past the worst of the frosts

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

16 Mar 22

Beautiful gerbera. They are like sunshine. My neighbor has these.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Mar 22

They last well whether on or off the bush.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

17 Mar 22

@JudyEv Like sunshine. Such a day brightener.

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@rebelann (117206)

• El Paso, Texas

16 Mar 22

Stunning photo. I wish they would grow here.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Mar 22

Is it too hot for them? You'd think if they were an African flower, they'd be used to heat. But I guess the cultivars are less hardy.

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@rebelann (117206)

• El Paso, Texas

17 Mar 22

I think it's more about it being too arid as well as hot.

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@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

16 Mar 22

I like the idea of a flower resistant to being preyed upon by deer.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Mar 22

We found that the roos usually wouldn't eat anything that had a strong scent. There probably isn't much that deer don't eat.

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@LadyDuck (502208)

• Italy

16 Mar 22

I like those flowers, I had some in my garden but they went lost. I wonder what happened to them, resistant to deer but may be not to cats.

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@LadyDuck (502208)

• Italy

17 Mar 22

@JudyEv I do not know about roos, but the caterpillars loved the leaves.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Mar 22

I wonder if roos eat them? I'll never find out now.

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@RasmaSandra (97908)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

16 Mar 22

That is a very beautiufl flower I just love that sunny color,

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Mar 22

The colour was what attracted me too.

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@Traceyjayne (11265)

• United Kingdom

16 Mar 22

Wow, its such a beautiful flower. Your sister must have a very pretty garden.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Mar 22

She loves her garden and has a lot of different plants.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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16 Mar 22

What does that mean- " resistant to deer"?

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Mar 22

It means (I guess) that deer don't eat them.

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@freelancermariagrace (29342)

• Philippines

17 Mar 22

So beautiful!

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Mar 22

I thought so too. I just had to have a photo of it.

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@elmer0421 (454)

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17 Mar 22

That's a lovely gerbera flower.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Mar 22

It's a really pretty colour.

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@BarBaraPrz (51811)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

16 Mar 22

Nice. I like pale pink gerberas the best.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Mar 22

The pale pink are very pretty. My sister had a deep pink as well as this one.

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@snowy22315 (208776)

• United States

16 Mar 22

I want one of those!!

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Mar 22

I do too. I might plant some in pots.

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@Marilynda1225 (91035)

• United States

16 Mar 22

Vince is an awesome photographer. That flower is stunningly beautiful

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Mar 22

Thanks. I'll tell him. I lost my point and shoot camera and we bought another but, up close, it doesn't shoot in focus. Vince thought I was shaking the camera but then he used it and didn't do any better. My other litle camera was a beauty. This was taken with his big one.

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@sol_cee (38669)

• Philippines

16 Mar 22

It’s so yellow like a sunflower

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Mar 22

I always think yellow is a happy colour.

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@aninditasen (18198)

• Raurkela, India

16 Mar 22

The flower looks beautiful. In India it's cultivated for oil as it belongs to the sunflower family.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Mar 22

Is that so? I didn't know that. Thanks for the information.

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@ZedSmart (19839)

• Philippines

16 Mar 22

African daisy is also common here with different colors. Thanks for sharing some information about.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Mar 22

You're welcome. My sister had a lovely deep pink one but I liked this two-toned one.

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