These Gazania flowers in Oliva Nova in Valencia are just beginning to bloom into beautiful red colors in the warm temperatures of Spain. The Gazania flowers adorn many gardens in the Oliva Nova area and are a fairly simply plant to grow and care for.
The Gazania sports a daisy-like flower that can be as large as four inches across and blooms in solid colors of red, yellow, orange, pink and white or in color combinations with stripes or rings of contrasting colors. They re-seed themselves readily as long as the deadheads of the flowers are tossed into areas where you want them to regrow.
Gazania flowers are a hardy plant that prefers sun and tolerates a variety of soils. They bloom into these magnificent red flowers abundantly through the fall, winter and late into spring and then flower periodically during the hottest summer months. ... continue below the picture...
The red Gazania flowers of Oliva Nova, Spain makes every garden rich in color and brings beauty and life to this town. Strolling through the streets of Oliva Nova in Valencia, Spain you will see various types of flowers in an assortment of radiant colors.
Gazania Flowers, Fiesta Red, Gazania rigens, Oliva, Oliva Nova, Valencia, Spain, Europe.
Technical Information:
I photographed this photo with the digital SLR camera model Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II, aperture of f/5.6, exposure time of 1/100 sec. on ISO 100, as always I used a original Canon Lens, the focus lenght for this picture was 180mm.