Kosmey can call one of the most widespread and well-known flowers. Its blossoming can be seen in gardens, front gardens, on beds and in the summer, and in the fall. Kosmey it is very unpretentious in cultivation. In ancient legends it is told about space origin of this flower.
Legend about kosmy
Since ancient times the people composed beautiful legends of flowers. They personified them with people and Gods, allocating with magic properties.
To Kosmey identified with the beautiful girl who was star. The legend of flower says that Kosmey lived on Universe open spaces among billions of stars. The girl was slender blond beauty with long curly hair. Big eyes of Kosmei shone in unusual color which shades had ability to change.
The beauty was fallen in love by Space — the lord and the master of stars. The girl has reciprocated to it. It was the strongest love in the Universe which is knowing no limit and time. But not everything was good in these relations. Mighty and majestic Space differed in inconstancy in love and easily was fond of other stars.
Kosmey very much suffered from unfaithfulness of the beloved. Once heart of the beauty has not sustained the next treachery of Space and has become torn on set of small splinters. They have scattered on all Universe and have fallen to the Ground. Where splinters were scattered, the flowers of different colourings having magic aroma of love have grown. Variety of shades of these plants reminded eyes of Kosmei, and leaves — curly hair.
The legend says that if the person inhales fine aroma of flowers of kosmea and will feel their smell, then will look for the love on all Earth. And Space still looks for to Kosmey among other worlds and galaxies.
Unpretentious flowers for garden
The flower kosmeya has several names. It is called the Mexican aster and space. In the people kosmeya has received the name "beauty". In fact the name of flower has come from the Greek word "kosmeo" that means "ornament".
The homeland of this plant are subtropics of Mexico and South America where the flower grows in the wild nature.
Gardeners love graceful and gentle flowers of kosmea for their unpretentiousness. They do not demand special care in cultivation. The plant well breeds seeds. Blossoming of kosmea continues all summer and fall to the frosts.
Bright colors and variety of colourings of this flower effectively look on any bed. The flower can be used for cut.
Kosmey — very useful plant for kitchen garden. Nectar which is emitted by flowers attracts insects pollinators: bees, butterflies, bumblebees. Because of this feature kosmeyu put near beds on which the vegetables demanding pollination grow.
High-quality species of flower
Thanks to efforts of selectors, about 15 new grades of kosmea are removed. Even the most exacting flower growers note beauty and originality of grade "Seashell". Lobes of this plant are contracted into tubule that does flower to more decorative.
The grade "Iridescent modulations" differs in large terry flowers. These high flowers effectively look in compositions with undersized cultures.
Only several bushes of kosmea planted in garden will become fine addition in landscaping of your site. Experimenting with landing of kosmea in the flower bed, you will be able to turn fantastic image of the flower presented to us by space into reality.