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htop wrote:
Chocolate Daisy (Berlandiera lyrata), Asteraceae Family, Texas native, perennial, blooms mid-spring through summer, blooms smell like chocolate in the especially in the mornings
The flowers are yellow, about the size of a quarter and have red striped undersides, the petals drop off during the day. It has diiferent stages of blooms on the plant at the same time which makes it very interesting to observe: below is a bud and one with emerging petals. To see the full bloom, visit the PlantFiles:
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/1605/index.html