RUBY CINERARIA
Cineraria refers to any of several hybrid ornamental plants (Senecio × hybridus) in the composite family (Asteraceae), derived from species native to the Canary Islands and widely grown as indoor or bedding plants for their showy, variously coloured radiate flower heads and attractive silvery foliage. Derived from the Latin cinerria, genus name, from feminine of Latin cinerrius, of ashes (from the ash-coloured down on its leaves).
I had seen these ruby red cinerarias a short time ago in our local nursery and was keen to grow them in our garden, an experiment which proved to be successful!
This post is part of the Nature Footsteps Floral Macros meme,
and also part of the Ruby Tuesday meme.
These flowers are such a beautiful rich red. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful flowers! Wonderful red color!
ReplyDeleteThey kind of look like daisies! Very colorful with those reds!
ReplyDeleteA true beauty. I love the ruby red colour.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful scarlet colored blooms! :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful flowers in a beautiful red color!
ReplyDeleteNice shot of these flowers - can be quite hard to take photos of red things
ReplyDeleteLove that beautiful red!! Red is so difficult for me to photograph.
ReplyDeleteVery unusual daisies!
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