Daisy Like Flower Closes At Night

Varieties grow from 6 to 30 inches high and produce the most flowers during early spring through midsummer.

Daisy like flower closes at night. The flowers are blue and trumpet shaped with a wide flare. Even now in october it s producing new flower buds and doesn t seem to be unhappy without much sun although it only opens its flowers in bright weather and closes them in dull weather and at night. A four week period of nighttime temperatures below 60 degrees f is necessary for them to begin producing flowers. The uniqueness of daisy flower is that it has no negative meaning attached to it.

This plant has been my pride and joy all summer. Gazania daisies require full sunlight but tolerate poor rocky soil and drought. Daisy flowers are members of asteraceae family the largest family of flowering plants. Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 3 through 8.

These close each night or on cloudy days. This flower opens in the morning and closes at night but the blossoms stay closed once the flower is pollinated. These flowers typically grow between 6 and 12 inches and feature bluish green foliage. All have single daisy like flowers in shades of white pink peach rose yellow purple and bi colored.

This plant behavior is called nyctinasty and it is the term used when flowers are open during the day and then close at night. Gazania daisies close up at night or on very cloudy days and open up again when the sun appears. The name daisy comes from day s eye because the flower opens up during the day and closes at night. According to the online publication site of newscientist some plants open and close their flowers so punctually that it was once popular to plant them to resemble a clock face.

The cup shaped purple flowers are covered in white spots. Gazania daisies produce a ground hugging ground cover with bright yellow orange and red flowers that open in the sun and close at night or in overcast conditions. A perennial plant called spring beauty claytonia virginica that has lavender flowers with distinct purple veins also closes up its attractive flowers each night. The original meaning of the word daisy comes from day s eye they open during the day and close up at night.

Daisy flower represents innocence of youth. They prefer dry and acidic soil and full sun. Our daisies outside have just closed for the night. Morning glories open only in the morning and close through the rest of the day and at night.

Plants are drought tolerant and will grow in poor soil. It has bloomed constantly and is really easy to care for. From early to late spring the plants are all but covered with daisy like flowers in shades of yellow and orange. Actually it s to conserve precious energy for tomorrow.

Now i wonder why they do that. Gazania harlequin hybrids also known as mexican daisies are often planted as ornamentals along borders or in rock gardens. It s a native plant in parts of the united states and grows as a garden perennial in u s. I don t think it would be happy indoors during the winter so i imagine i ll eventually have to compost it and replace it next spring.