10-452: The African Queen may refer to: Horticulture [ edit ] African Queen, a cultivar of Osteospermum , a member of the sunflower family Vessels [ edit ] African Queen (boat) , the vessel used in the 1951 film The African Queen African Queen (ship) , including a list of ships with the name Film and literature [ edit ] The African Queen (novel) ,
20-406: A 1935 novel by C. S. Forester The African Queen (film) , a 1951 film adaptation starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn The African Queen (1977 film) , a television film starring Warren Oates and Mariette Hartley Music [ edit ] African Queen , a 2021 album by Makhadzi African Queen , a 1981 album and song by Belgian pop group Allez Allez "African Queen",
30-545: A broad definition of the genus, which is a sister taxon to Dimorphotheca . Other authorities treat its generic synonyms ( Chrysanthemoides , Oligocarpus , etc.) as separate genera. 74 species are accepted: There are about 70 species native to southern and eastern Africa and the Arabian peninsula. Osteospermum are popular in cultivation, where they are frequently used in summer bedding schemes in parks and gardens. Numerous hybrids and cultivars have been grown with
40-632: A second time late summer, stimulated by the cooler night temperatures. Hardy types show profuse flowering in the spring, but they do not get a second flush of flowers. The genus Osteospermum was named by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. The scientific name is derived from the Greek osteon (bone) and Latin spermum (seed). Plants of the World Online and the South African National Biodiversity Institute accept
50-591: A version of Billy Ocean's 1984 song " Caribbean Queen " "African Queen", a song by 2face Idibia from the 2004 album Face 2 Face Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title The African Queen . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_African_Queen&oldid=1178695308 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
60-450: A wide range of tropical colors. Yellow cultivars tend to have a yellow center (sometimes off-white). Plants prefer a warm and sunny position and rich soil, although they tolerate poor soil, salt or drought well. Modern cultivars flower continuously when watered and fertilised well, and dead-heading is not necessary, because they do not set seed easily. If planted in a container, soil should be prevented from drying out completely. If they do,
70-809: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Osteospermum See text Osteospermum / ˌ ɒ s t i ə ˈ s p ɜːr m əm , - t i oʊ -/ , is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the Calenduleae , one of the smaller tribes of the sunflower/daisy family Asteraceae. They are known as the daisybushes or African daisies . Its species have been given several common names, including African daisy, South African daisy, Cape daisy and blue-eyed daisy. In horticulture, several widely cultivated species continue to be sold, grown and referred to as Osteospermum , however some of these species have been scientifically reclassified as being members of
80-597: Is entire, but hardy types are toothed. The daisy-like composite flower consists of disc florets and ray florets, growing singly at the end of branches or sometimes in inflorescences of terminal corymbose cymes. The disc florets are pseudo-bisexual and come in several colors such as blue, yellow and purple. The hardy types usually show a dark blue center in the disc until the yellow pollen is shed. The ray florets are female and are found diverse colors such as white, cream, pink, purple, mauve to yellow. Some cultivars have "spooned" petals such as "Pink Whirls". Many species flower
90-429: The genus Dimorphotheca , including Dimorphotheca barberae (synonym Osteospermum barberae); Dimorphotheca ecklonis (synonym Osteospermum ecklonis), Dimorphotheca fruticosa (synonym Osteospermum fruticosum); and Dimorphotheca jucunda (synonym Osteospermum jucundum). Their alternate (rarely opposite ) leaves are green, but some variegated forms exist. The leaf form is lanceolate. The leaf margin
100-518: The plants will go into "sleep mode" and survive the period of drought, but they will abort their flower buds and not easily come back into flower. Moreover, roots are relatively susceptible to rotting if watered too profusely after the dry period. Most widely sold cultivars are grown as annuals, are mainly hybrids of O. jucundum , O. ecklonis and O. grandiflorum and can be hardy to -2 °C (30 °F). If hardy, they can be grown as perennials or as shrubs. Cultivars (those marked agm have gained
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