Photo: Winfried Bruenken (Amrum) / CC BY-SA 2.5 · via Wikimedia Commons
Spring–Summer
Cape Daisy
Dimorphotheca sinuata
Family: Asteraceae
Earthy & Warmfaintwarm
SeasonSpring–Summer
OriginSouth Africa
IntensityVery Faint
LifespanAnnual
About This Flower
Earthy & Warm · Spring–Summer bloomer
Cape daisy produces glistening orange, yellow, and white flowers with blue-black centres that open in full sun and close at night, covering dry sunny slopes with a warm, vivid tapestry of colour.
Symbolism & Meaning
sunshine, abundance
In the Victorian language of flowers, cape daisy means “Abundance”.
Habitat & Environment
South Africa
Cape Daisy is native to South Africa.
Quick Reference
- Scientific NameDimorphotheca sinuata
- FamilyAsteraceae
- Native ToSouth Africa
- Bloom SeasonSpring–Summer
- LifespanAnnual
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