Garden cosmos - Cosmos bipinnatus

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Native to Mexico, cosmos is a popular, low-maintenance, late-blooming, showy annual that typically grows 2-4’ tall on erect stems clad with pinnatisect, medium green leaves that are deeply cut into threadlike segments. Single, saucer-shaped, daisy-like flowers (to 2-4” diameter) with red, pink or white rays and yellow centers bloom freely from early summer to frost. In hot and humid summer climates, plants may slow down considerably in late summer. Source uuid="99BA0C46-F2B9-4085-8815-24E8D0E9C0EF" id="New Zealand lilleulven.com 20130113_192206_NZ_Auckland_Auckland_Garden_cosmos_-_Cosmos_bipinnatus_www.LilleUlven.com.DNG Plant Macro Lilleulven.com"

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