Dimorphotheca ecklonis
Scientific name
Dimorphotheca ecklonis (was Osteospermum)
Common name
Veldt Daisy
Family
Asteraceae
Priority
Medium
Plant description
A woody perennial from South Africa which sends roots down from plant nodes. It is spreading rapidly in Cottesloe. The large daisy flowers in winter and spring are bluish-white or purple. Often growing locally as a garden escape or from garden rubbish dumped in natural areas.This plant should not be grown near local bushland or dunes.
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