''Dimorphotheca jucunda'', the delightful African daisy, is a species of flowering plant in the family
Asteraceae. It is native to South Africa, Lesotho and
Eswatini
Eswatini ( ; ss, eSwatini ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly named Swaziland ( ; officially renamed in 2018), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its no ...
, and introduced to Ireland and
Tasmania.
As its synonym ''Osteospermum jucundum'', it and two of its cultivars, 'Blackthorn Seedling' and 'Langtrees' have gained the
Royal Horticultural Society's
Award of Garden Merit
The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established annual award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). It is based on assessment of the plants' performance under UK growing conditions.
History
The Award of Garden Merit ...
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References
jucunda
Flora of South Africa
Flora of Lesotho
Flora of Swaziland
Plants described in 1936
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