They are part of the Asteraceae family, like sunflowers, Daisies and Asters.
This is the Cosmos bipinnatus, commonly known as Mexican Aster, with its broad ray florets and fine foliage of feathery leaves. In Hungarian, we call them butterfly flowers, because their petals are so delicate and easily carried by the wind.
The brightly colored flowers come in many variations, from white to different shades of pink and dark red.
Here are a few:




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6 comments:
I've got no Cosmos growing in the garden this year - I love its whispy soft foliage aswell as its lovely pastel tall flowers.
I love this flower and its different colors!
I took many pictures of these flowers, but didn't know the name. Thanks for the information!
wow. I like the radiant colors here. Magnificent.
superb! they are splendid and delicate!
one of my favs...it was the first flower photo i ever took and inspired me to take more....lol, many more:)
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