Cosmos is a kind of flower of the genus Cosmos, also known as Cosmos, autumn English, etc., it is an annual or perennial herbaceous plant, about 1-2 meters high, relatively high plant type.
Marigold is also a flower belonging to the Compositae family, but it is different from the former. It is an annual plant of the marigold genus, also known as honeycomb chrysanthemum, smelly chrysanthemum, smelly hibiscus, longevity lamp, etc. It is relatively low, about 50-150 cm in height. The stem is very upright and strong, with longitudinal ribs on it.
The leaves of Cosmos belong to the second pinnatisect, with many lobes, which are linear or filamentous.
The leaves of marigold are pinnately divided, the lobes are small, oblong or lanceolate in shape, and the edges of the leaves are sharply serrated.
The tongue on the former flower is about 2-3 cm long and 1.2-1.8 cm wide, and the color of the flower is more, such as pink, white, purple and so on.
The latter is a solitary capitulum, the color of the ray flower is yellow or dark orange, the upper tongue is obovate, about 1.4 cm long.
