delirium florens
Cosmos bipinnatus
The common names, garden cosmos and Mexican aster, say it all. This plant is native to the Americas and is very common in gardens in moderate zones.
The biname bipinnatus describes the form of its leaves. Pinnate leaves are one where the leaves are reminscent of feathers (lat. pinnātus means feathered). Each leaf is devided into two rows of leaflets, which give them that feather-like look.
Bipinnate leaves or ones where the leaflets are again devided further to give that same impression at a smaller level. There are even plants with a tripinnate leaf structure.
Cosmos bipinnatus
The common names, garden cosmos and Mexican aster, say it all. This plant is native to the Americas and is very common in gardens in moderate zones.
The biname bipinnatus describes the form of its leaves. Pinnate leaves are one where the leaves are reminscent of feathers (lat. pinnātus means feathered). Each leaf is devided into two rows of leaflets, which give them that feather-like look.
Bipinnate leaves or ones where the leaflets are again devided further to give that same impression at a smaller level. There are even plants with a tripinnate leaf structure.