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added Flora information
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| common_names =    <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->
 
| common_names =    <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->
 
| growth_habit =    <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
 
| growth_habit =    <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
| high =     <!--- 3ft (1m) -->
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| high = 24in (60cm)
| wide =     <!--- 20in (65cm) -->
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| wide = 12-16in (30-40cm)
| origin =     <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
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| origin = S USA to [[Argentina]]
 
| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
 
| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
| lifespan =     <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
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| lifespan = annual
 
| exposure =    <!--- sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
 
| exposure =    <!--- sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
 
| water =    <!--- frequent, regular, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
 
| water =    <!--- frequent, regular, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
| features =     <!--- flowers, fragrance, naturalizes, invasive -->
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| features = flowers
 
| hardiness =    <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 40[[Fahrenheit|°F]] (5[[Celsius|°C]]), etc -->
 
| hardiness =    <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 40[[Fahrenheit|°F]] (5[[Celsius|°C]]), etc -->
| bloom =     <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for it's flowers -->
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| bloom = summer
| usda_zones =     <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
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| usda_zones = 9-11
 
| sunset_zones =    <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
 
| sunset_zones =    <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
 
| color = IndianRed
 
| color = IndianRed
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| species = peruviana
 
| species = peruviana
 
}}
 
}}
<!--- GENERAL genus/plant description goes here -->
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Grows quickly, bearing flowers with up to 1 in (2.5cm) yellow or orange ray florets (up to 15 in all), surrounding a yellow or black-purple disc.  Blooms come on stems above the leaves. Narrow leaves are bright green and lance-shaped leaves, growing almost 3 in (8 cm) long.
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===Pests and diseases===
 
===Pests and diseases===
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==Species==
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==Cultivars==
<!--  This section should be renamed Cultivars if it appears on a page for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc    -->
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*'Yellow Peruvian' - yellow flowers turning gold over time
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<!--  *''[[Freesia alba]]''  -->
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<!--  *''[[Freesia laxa]]'' (syn. ''Anomatheca laxa'', ''Lapeirousia laxa'')  -->
      
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==