I went on a photography trip to Pleasure Island on Wednesday and was amazed at the number of Camphor Daisy (Rayjacksonia phyllocephala) that were blooming.
Here is a sample of what I saw.



This dirt road that I drove down was about a mile long and the flowers looked like this the entire distance.



On my right was on embankment. This is what it looked like on the other side. Camphor Daisies as far as you can see. This area covers several hundred acres.

Wow! Jay, that is really amazing, thank you for showing them to us. It is so nice to have you with us here,
This plant is a lovely annual and very much worth cultivating.
The Wildflower center has no pictures for it, you should send them some;
http://www.wildflower.org/plan...
Josephine.

I agree. Some amazing photos!

Love the pics but can i ask a question? Why are they named Camphor, do they have any thing to do with Camphora the drug?
Regards,
Masud.

KAMasud said:
Love the pics but can i ask a question? Why are they named Camphor, do they have any thing to do with Camphora the drug?
Regards,
Masud.

If you crush the leaves they are said to smell similar to Camphor.

Thank you Jay. Another question, how can it smell similar unless there is something in common?
If essential oil is extracted are its properties in some way similar?
Regards,
Masud.

I guess Jay is still looking for an answer to your question, I know I have been looking but could find no references, so maybe yes, maybe no, but a beautiful flower anyway.

Thanks for reviving this thread, Josephine.

Apparently the flowers smell similar to camphor but it isn't the same compound.

http://lee.ifas.ufl.edu/Hort/G...

http://txmarspecies.tamug.edu/...

Camphor: An aromatic crystalline compound, C10H16O, obtained naturally from the wood or leaves of the camphor tree or synthesized and used as an insect repellent, in the manufacture of film, plastics, lacquers, and explosives, and in medicine chiefly in external preparations to relieve mild pain and itching.

Wow Tee!!! those are excellent links, now we all know, I hope KAMasud got all the information he or she? needed.

Thanks Tee! There are several plants that are said to smell like camphor, and have the name camphor in either the common or botanical names.
Heterotheca subaxillaris - Camphorweed
Tanacetum camphoratum - Camphor tansy
Pluchea camphorata - Camphor weed
Artemisia camphorata - Camphor Southernwood

And thanks for that list Jay. I'm going to check those out.

Thank you Tee. I asked because camphor or Camphora is a drug and universal antidote to lets say plant poisons. It grows in this area.
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Regards,
Arif.