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Cosmos (kosumosu, Japan)
***** Location: Japan, other regions
***** Season: Mid-Autumn
***** Category: Plant
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Explanation
Cosmos, kosumosu コスモス
autumn cherry, akizakura 秋桜
This flower is native to Mexico, but has become very popular now in Japan. It was introduced here in 1876 by an Italian gardener
In our area, unused fields and roadsides are planted with all sorts of Cosmos and we can enjoy them whilst driving through the countryside. There are also many Cosmos Parks.
© Photo Gabi Greve
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More beautiful photos from Japan
・秋桜 写真集1(写真8枚) 秋桜 写真集2(写真9枚)
ウィンターコスモス Winter Cosmos
黄花コスモス Yellow Cosmos, Kibana Kosumosu
金鶏菊(きんけいぎく) Tickseed (kingeigiku)
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Botanical Name: Cosmos bipinnatus
Other Names: Mexican Aster, Chocolate Cosmo
Description: A single flower atop a delicate, sometimes hairy stem.
Colors: white, red, pink, brown, orange, yellow, purple
Season: Summer to Fall
Meaning: Comes from the Latin word kosmos meaning beautiful.
Flower of the Month: October
Bloom Size: 2 inches in diameter
Color Pattern: solid, striped, bi-color
Facts: Hummingbirds are very attracted to this flower.
Very fragrant. Chocolate cosmos even smell like chocolate. Are suitable for drying.
http://www.growerflowers.com/SEflowerinformation.asp
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Worldwide use
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Things found on the way
chokoreeto kosumosu チョコレートコスモス
brown cosmos flowers with the smell of chocolate
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HAIKU
framed for you
a carpet of cosmos
on the wall
My Cosmos Flowers
... ... ...
forever changing
the clouds
and I
Clouds in my Valley , 2004
© Gabi Greve
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catching the light --
a spider threads
the cosmos
Earl Keener,
5th Shiki Internet Haiku Contest, 2001
no hint of wind
but still a sense of swaying...
field of cosmos
Larry Bole, KIGO HOTLINE, October 2007
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1 comment:
Great Thanks Gabi san.
yellow cosmoses
bloom open, to a lone
hummingbird's song ~
Narayanan Raghunathan
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