Cosmos Flower

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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

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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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