Time for a Spray of Sunshine

Dec 16, 2013

It's time for a spray of sunshine.

The golden daisy bush (genus Euryops, family Asteraeae), will do that to you. 

The popular perennial both brightens your garden and attracts honey bees and other insects. The name originates from "eurys," Greek for "large"  and "ops," meaning eye. Native to South Africa, the genus has about 100 species.

When the wintry andscape seems as drab as a rotten burlap sack, bee-hold the Euryops. 

We spotted honey bees foraging on the shrub last Sunday at the Loch Lomond Marina, San Rafael, as the temperature rose to 60 degrees. 

Gold!