Brachyscome is a genus of around 70 species of mostly annual and perennial herbs and a few subshrubs in the daisy family Asteraceae. 65 of these are endemic to Australia, the remainder being found in New Zealand and New Guinea. They have typical "daisy" flower heads with showy ray florets in shades of white, pink, mauve, violet or blue, surrounding a usually narrow group of yellow disk florets. The leaves are often dissected to varying degrees but may be linear or spathulate. In growth habit they vary between plants with a rosette of basal leaves and more-or-less leafless flower scape, and those with mostly cauline leaves and often prostrate stems.
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Hi Nick, i have been waiting for the meme since this afternoon. And now, it is as if you're teasing me, because i love blue flowers but are very seldom here! These are so beautiful en masse, OMG, how i love it.
ReplyDeleteI love the color of these daisies!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I love the blue color.
ReplyDeletea wonderfully intense blue; would be lovely to see in masses
ReplyDeleteBlue flowers are rare. They're beautiful! In Sweden there are blue flowers growing in summer but should not be picked. Too bad, I want that color in my vase.
ReplyDeleteThese are gorgeous.
ReplyDeletePink Hibiscus
Wonderful purple flowers !
ReplyDeleteLovely and colourfull flowers! Makes you warm no a cold novemerday
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous shade of blue. I love how you captured them with that touch of yellow in the background.
ReplyDeleteHope you are having a great weekend.