Cosmos flowers are compositae originating in Argentina, but spread to South Africa by British troups in 1899 in horse fodder

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Beautiful pink cosmos flowers blooming in March in South Africa. Originally from Argentina, brought here in horse fodder by British soldiers in Anglo Boer War of 1899. Became a pest in Highveld grassland, but is spectacular in autumn in high lying areas of South Africa and Zimbabwe.

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Size: 5197px × 3478px
Location: Free State, South Africa
Photo credit: © Friedrich von Hörsten / Alamy / Afripics
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