(http://img56.photobucket.com/albums/v172/Berghill/June/Berkheyapurp1.jpg)(http://img56.photobucket.com/albums/v172/Berghill/June/Berkheyapurp2.jpg)
THis is a South African member of the daisy family called Berkheya purpurea. Gorgeous, but untouchable!
Propagated by division in Spring wearing very thick gauntlets.
:oNow that is unusual not seen one of those before .
there is one of those daisies in the grounds where i work and i can can vouch first hand u defo need gloves to touch :)
They look like osteospurman thingys, but with attitude! ;D Very curious. Bet it keeps the cats off the flower beds ;)