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Is this article for the genus or for this one species? It needs to be made clear. --DanielCD 16:05, 23 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

"the impression of an optical illusion" means nothing. Someone who knows what they're talking about and what they're saying should convert this into a meaningful sentence.

--Adamrush 20:59, 4 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

The photo on this page claims to be an Osteospermum ecklonis. It's also shown on the page for Dimorphotheca_ecklonis as a Dimorphotheca. It can't be both. Which is it? The distinction is supposed to be whether the plant is perennial or annual. I have plants like this, and at least in my climate (Dereel, Australia) they're perennial. Can somebody please confirm or deny? Groogle (talk) 00:22, 8 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The interesting part is not the meaning of the name but the reason why it's called that. Osteospermum ecklonis ecklonis:Named for Dr. Christian Friedrich Ecklon, 19th century German botanist

osteo is from bones, spermum from seed but why, WHY? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.80.2.66 (talk) 22:09, 2 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

1. The main image is tagged with "Osteospermum barberiae".

The gallery shows 3 white flowers and they are all tagged with "Osteospermum barberiae" and the petals are either pointy or rounded.

I find it hard to believe they are all images of the same species. Who is knowledgeable enough to comment on this?

2. Also, most of the flowers I see sold as "Osteospermum" in my area look like this:

If the first is an "Osteospermum barberiae" are the second and the third also "Osteospermum barberiae"?

3. Are the above annual or perennial?

ICE77 (talk) 05:49, 26 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@ICE77: the plants sold for use in gardens are complex hybrids, as the article says at Osteospermum#Cultivars. They have a variety of differently coloured and shaped petals. I doubt that most of the images labelled with species names are actually correct.

Osteospermum species and cultivars are perennial, but not hardy to severe frosts and can be short-lived (in my experience). Peter coxhead (talk) 15:13, 26 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the feedback. I got a set of 4 varieties of Osteospermum a while ago. I find it interesting that they do not reproduce flower from time to time, even with water and plenty of sunlight. My understanding is that they only blossom once or twice a year (spring and fall). If most of the images do not actually reflect what they are, should they be removed and replaced by correct ones?

ICE77 (talk) 06:33, 2 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]