To Florets

Good Friday.   A healthy rain last night offered a beautiful backdrop with dampened mulch and a colorful spring garden.  A cool mountain breeze vibrates the tiny pansies on my front porch table.  White, cream, orange.  On the table between the two rockers are four deep orange gerbera daisies.
While I took several photographs, the one I really enjoy is the center, shown in the photograph above.

"Daisies are not made of just one flower. A Daisy is made up of two types of flowers - disk florets and petal-like white ray florets. The disk florets are at the center and the ray florets are at the periphery but they are arranged to give the impression of being a single flower. This arrangement on Daisies is a type of inflorescence known as a capitulum.

The stems of Daisies are smooth and leafless and support a single flower. Daisy plants have 3 - 4 inch flower stalks. The Daisy leaf texture varies and may be smooth or hairy, narrow at the base and slightly lobed. The Daisy flower stalks are generally longer than the leaves."  aisies are not made of just one flower. A Daisy is made up of two types of flowers - disk florets and petal-like white ray florets. The disk florets are at the center and the ray florets are at the periphery but they are arranged to give the impression of being a single flower. This arrangement on Daisies is a type of inflorescence known as a capitulum.The stems of Daisies are smooth and leafless and support a single flower. Daisy plants have 3 - 4 inch flower stalks. The Daisy leaf texture varies and may be smooth or hairy, narrow at the base and slightly lobed. The Daisy flower stalks are generally longer than the leaves."

http://www.theflowerexpert.com/content/growingflowers/flowersandgeography/daisies

Happy Easter!