Incredibly, this is a weed

Its a gorgeous colour Pip

Thanks Cinders :o)))

`Unbelievable!! Such a beauty...i do not mind weeds if they all look like
this Pip? lol

Thanks Fp :o)

I t can seed itself in my garden any day ;0)

:o)))

Gorgeous.....

Pretty weed! Is that an Aussie native, Pip, or an import?

Wouldn't have a clue
Thanks Moti :o)

Well, thats a very pretty weed Pip, I wouldn't mind some of those!

Too bad we don't have any in our yard lol Imagine wanting a weed ;o)

Ah well - in that case it wouldn't be a weed - the dictionary defines a weed as an 'unwanted plant'. Hey let's start a campaign for the unweedification of this plant!

That depends...is it a good house guest, or does it leave the fridge open?

Hmm. Not sure about that one - I'll have to ask next time I see one ;o)

Aha! It definitely leaves the door open, and drinks the milk from the carton, too! It is a Cape Weed (Arctotheca calendula). For a short while we were trying it out as a ground cover, here in the desert. Unfortunately, the foliage looked too much like sow thistle to please any of the gardeners here. I didn't recognise it immediately, because the form we were trying was double, and didn't have the dark center. This is what it says in Wikipedia:

"Arctotheca calendula is a plant commonly known as cape weed, cape dandelion, or cape marigold because it originates from the Cape Province in South Africa. It is listed as a noxious weed in California and is an invasive weed in Australia as well."

Ha - well I take back what I said about wanting it in my garden ;o)))