Rain Daisy

Did you know

• The species name 'pluvialis' means 'of rain' — the flowers close on cloudy days and open in sunshine.
• In the Western Cape, rain daisies carpet entire hillsides white after winter rains in a spectacular display.
• The flower heads track the sun across the sky during the day, a behavior called heliotropism.
• Each flower head produces two types of seeds — disc seeds and ray seeds — with different shapes and dispersal strategies.
• Rain daisies were among the first South African wildflowers introduced to European gardens in the 1600s.

Color meanings

Uses

• annual borders
• wildflower meadows
• container planting
• South African fynbos gardens