Purple Cosmos
Taken at Strathclyde Park on 14th August 2024 using Nikon Coolpix P950 Fact File

Taken at Mussleburgh on 16th July 2023 using Panasonic Lumix TZ70 in macro mode. Fact File
Purple Cosmos.
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A.K.A. 		Cosmos bipinnatus.
Asterales.
Asteraceae
Half hardy Annual.
Mexican Aster
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 Waste ground.
2 - 6 ft.
July - Oct.
This is a garden flower and this one,  found at Mussleburgh, could be an escapee. Snails, slugs and aphids have a taste for this flower.