Dorotheanthus

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Dorotheanthus - a caryophyllaceous genus of Dorotheanthus

caryophylloid dicot genus - genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers

Aizoaceae, carpetweed family, family Aizoaceae, family Tetragoniaceae, Tetragoniaceae - succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds

Dorotheanthus bellidiformis, livingstone daisy - low-growing showy succulent annual of South Africa having white or pink or red or orange flowers and spatulate leaves covered in papillae that resemble small crystals

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A few annuals reseed readily here too, such as Livingstone daisy (Dorotheanthus bellidiformis) and Jupiter's beard (Centranthus ruber).

Beach gardens: gardening on the coast has plenty of challenges--wind, sandy soil, salt spray. Here are two seaside landscapes designed to thrive

Mesembryamthemum, these days reclassified as dorotheanthus bellidiformis, but still known as Livingston daisies, produce carpets of brilliant colour in full sun.

Cherry blossom and the bees; Make your garden a worthwhile place to visit for the pollinating insects, says Roger Clarke

Two brilliantly coloured ground covering plants are particularly popular - the so-called Livingstone daisies (Dorotheanthus bellidiformis) and Mesembryanthemum.