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Cosmos (plant)

Cosmos sp.

Description:

Cosmos are herbaceous perennial plants growing 0.3–2 m tall. The leaves are simple, pinnate, or bipinnate, and arranged in opposite pairs. The flowers are produced in a capitulum with a ring of broad ray florets and a center of disc florets; flower color is very variable between the different species. The genus includes several ornamental plants popular in gardens. Numerous hybrids and cultivars have been selected and named.

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coleen.sucgang
coleen.sucgang 11 years ago

Thanks Leuba.

coleen.sucgang
Spotted by
coleen.sucgang

Iloilo, Philippines

Spotted on Apr 4, 2012
Submitted on May 27, 2012

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