Cleretum bellidiforme

Cleretum bellidiforme,[2] commonly called Livingstone daisy, Bokbaaivygie (Afrikaans), or Buck Bay vygie, is a species of flowering plant in the family Aizoaceae, native to the Cape Peninsula in South Africa.

It is a low-growing succulent annual growing to 25 cm (10 in), and cultivated for its iridescent, many-petalled, daisy-like blooms in shades of white, yellow, orange, cream, pink and crimson.

[3][4][5] Cleretum bellidiforme is a winter growing annual with green or slightly maroon leaves.

Stamens are maroon with purple or yellow anthers, and are found in the center of the flower in rows.

Fruits are a five compartmented capsule that expands in wet weather, revealing the very small, smooth, light brown seeds.

& Struck, 1986, which was easily distinguished by its extremely small size, with tiny pink flowers and only a few tiny leaves,[9] and which had a more northerly distribution in (northernmost) Western Cape and Northern Cape;[10][11] as of 2012 it has been raised to species level as C. hestermalense (Ihlenf.

It is very short-lived, the seeds germinating with the first autumn rains, and growing and flowering from late winter to spring (July to October).

[9] Flowers are capable of being grown in household locations such as "window boxes, troughs, and pots" in areas with long hours of sun.

Common vernacular names for the wild plants are bokbaaivygie in Afrikaans, or Bok Bay vygie or Buckbay-vygie.

The many colors of Livingstone daisy