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Arctotis

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n.1.a genus of herbs and subshrubs: African daisy.
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Noun1.Arctotis - herbs and subshrubs: African daisy
genus Arctotis
asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
aster family, Asteraceae, Compositae, family Asteraceae, family Compositae - plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia
African daisy - any of several plants of the genus Arctotis having daisylike flowers
Arctotis stoechadifolia, Arctotis venusta, blue-eyed African daisy - bushy perennial of South Africa with white or violet flowers; in its native region often clothes entire valley sides in a sheet of color


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At first glance, you might mistake arctotis for gazania, except that arctotis grows taller and its flowers are larger than gazania blooms.
IN THE GARDEN L.A.'S ANNUAL DELIGHTS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
A yellow garden I have known included euryops daisy, Russian giant sunflower, calendula, arctotheca, several different varieties and sizes of yellow marigold, genista, trailing gazania, butter yellow snapdragon, crown yellow pansy, arctotis and kangaroo paw (Anigozanthos).
CULTIVATING A CRUSH ON AN ORANGE GARDEN by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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