gazania
noun
ga·za·nia
gə-ˈzā-nē-ə 
-nyə
: any of a genus (Gazania) of South African composite herbs often cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
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The flowers appear to be gazanias, also known as African daisies, a plant native to South Africa that spreads so easily it has been deemed invasive by the California Invasive Plant Council.
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Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
And Reutlinger’s favorite: giant yellow gazania daisies.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2023
Our curb appeal stars two New Zealand tea shrubs aglow in head-turning pyrotechnics amidst amber waves of luminous gazanias.
—Susan Christian Goulding, Orange County Register, 19 May 2017
TIP OF THE WEEK Gerbera daisies come from South Africa, a habitat shared with gazanias and geraniums.
—Redlands Daily Facts, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2017
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Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
And Reutlinger’s favorite: giant yellow gazania daisies.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2023
Our curb appeal stars two New Zealand tea shrubs aglow in head-turning pyrotechnics amidst amber waves of luminous gazanias.
—Susan Christian Goulding, Orange County Register, 19 May 2017
TIP OF THE WEEK Gerbera daisies come from South Africa, a habitat shared with gazanias and geraniums.
—Redlands Daily Facts, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2017
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“Gazania.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gazania. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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