winter flowers

As if it wasn't enough that it is drought resistant, deer and gopher proof, now it is my new favorite for winter flowering! Copper Canyon Daisy ( Tagetes lemonii) protected my fruit trees from gophers all summer, and now when everything else is going to sleep, Bazinga! it is in full bloom. Bright, sunshiny yellow.  Very cheering to look out your kitchen window to this as it is raining. And another plus, the flowers last up to two( yes 2) weeks in a vase. Note to sensitives - yes it does smell -  strongly. I don't notice it much unless you touch it, which releases the fragrance(?). You will either like it or hate it. Still worth planting.