Pretty in Purple - Osteospermum
by Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Title
Pretty in Purple - Osteospermum
Artist
Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
Osteospermum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the Calenduleae, one of the smaller tribes of the sunflower/daisy family Asteraceae. They are known as the daisy bushes or African daisies.
Osteospermum used to belong to the genus Dimorphotheca, but only the annual species remain in that genus; the perennials belong to Osteospermum.
The scientific name is derived from the Greek osteon (bone) and Latin spermum (seed). It has been given several common names: African daisy, South African daisy, Cape Daisy and blue-eyed daisy.
Osteospermum are popular in cultivation, where they are frequently used in summer bedding schemes in parks and gardens. Numerous hybrids and cultivars have been grown with a wide range of tropical colors. Yellow cultivars tend to have a yellow center (sometimes off-white).
Plants prefer a warm and sunny position and rich soil, although they tolerate poor soil, salt or drought well. Modern cultivars flower continuously when watered and fertilized well, and dead-heading is not necessary, because they do not set seed easily. If planted in a container, the soil should be prevented from drying out completely. If they do, the plants will go into "sleep mode" and survive the period of drought, but they will abort their flower buds and not easily come back into flower. Moreover, roots are relatively susceptible to rotting if watered too profusely after the dry period.
FEATURED 6/21/19 in "Images That Excite You"
FEATURED 6/21/19 in "Visions of Spring, Glimpses of Summer"
FEATURED 6/21/19 in "Macro Photography"
FEATURED 6/21/19 in "Floral Photography"
FEATURED 6/21/19 in "Macro Marvels"
FEATURED 6/22/19 in "Macro Photography Only"
FEATURED 6/25/19 in "Global Flowers"
FEATURED 4/24/20 in "First Friday Gallery"
FEATURED 11/22/20 in "Bedroom Art Gallery"
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June 20th, 2019
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Comments (10)
Lyric Lucas
Congratulations, your beautiful artistic work is Featured on the home page of the "Bedroom Art Gallery" group. 11/22/20 l/f/pin
Jurgen Lorenzen
Gorgeous macro work, Venetia!
Venetia Featherstone-Witty replied:
Thank you very much Jurgen. You have some wonderful images also!
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!" Sharing on FB.
Venetia Featherstone-Witty replied:
Thank you very much John - such an honor coming from such a fabulous flower photogrpapher!
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