In recent years, a kind of herbaceous flower has been deeply loved by Chinese people because of its diverse colors, beautiful flower shapes and charming planting scenery. It has become popular in the south of the Yangtze River, adding a beautiful style to the land of China.

It is Cosmos, also known as Qiuying.

However, most people call it Gesang flower.

In fact, there is a difference between the two. But when I read the introduction about the difference between the two, the more I read, the more confused I became, and I still couldn’t figure it out. At least, they overlap and refer to the same flower.

Since the Kelsang flower is an extremely holy flower, I prefer to call the cosmos I see every day the Kelsang flower.

Information:

Cosmos (scientific name: Cosmosbipinnata? Cav.), alias: Cosmos, Qiuying. Annual or perennial herb, 1-2 meters tall. The roots are spindle-shaped, with many fibrous roots, or adventitious roots near the base of the stem. Stems glabrous or slightly pubescent. The leaves are twice pinnately deeply lobed, and the lobes are linear or filamentous. The flower heads are solitary, 3-6 cm in diameter. The outer layer of the involucral bracts is lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, nearly leathery, light green, with dark purple stripes. Ligue-shaped flowers are purple, pink or white; the tongue is oval-ovate, 2-3 cm long, 1.2-1.8 cm wide, with 3-5 blunt teeth; the tubular flowers are yellow, 6-8 mm long, with a short tube. The upper part is cylindrical with lanceolate lobes. The achenes are black and purple, hairless, with a long beak on the upper end and 2-3 sharp spines. The flowering period is from June to August, and the fruiting period is from September to October.

This famous ornamental plant is native to America and Mexico. It is widely cultivated in China and often grows spontaneously on roadsides, field ridges and stream banks. There are large areas of naturalization in Yunnan and western Sichuan, with altitudes up to 2,700 meters.

The difference between cosmos and galsang flowers:

There is no difference in appearance between cosmos and galsang flowers, but their main differences lie in different distribution areas, different origins, and growth habits Different, with different attributes, different heights, different flowering periods, and different flower colors. Cosmos is a type of Gesang flower. Gesang flower is a general name for a class of flowers with many types. In addition, Cosmos mainly blooms in summer, while Gesang flower The flowers usually bloom in late spring.

1. Different distribution areas

Kelsang flower originates from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau region of my country. Its distribution area is limited and it is generally planted in areas with higher terrain. Autumn flower is another name for cosmos. It is planted in a wide range of areas and has strong adaptability. It is planted in many places.

2. Different origins

The origin of Kelsang flowers is in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau region of my country, where there are many legends about Kelsang flowers. The origin of Autumn Flower is in the Americas, and was later introduced to my country.

3. Different growth habits

Gesang flowers like light very much and are suitable for growing in poor soil. Although Autumn Flower also likes light and can tolerate barrenness, it prefers high temperatures, cannot tolerate cold, and is afraid of cold weather.

4. Different attributes

Cosmos and Gesang flowers are similar in appearance, but they belong to different species of flower plants. Generally, the difference between Cosmos and Gesang flowers lies in their attributes. Differently, cosmos is a specific type of ornamental plant, while galsang flower is a general term for a class of flowers. Common ones include cosmos, aster, alpine rhododendron, etc. cosmos is also a type of galsang flower.

5. Different heights

Cosmos is an annual or perennial herbaceous plant, the height of the plant can reach about 1 to 2 meters, and the root system is spindle-shaped, while the galsang flower is an annual or perennial herbaceous plant. It is a biennial herb with a height of about 30 to 100 centimeters, with upright stems and white rough hairs on the surface of the branches. It looks shorter than the cosmos.

6. Different flowering periods

In addition, their flowering periods are also different. Cosmos usually blooms from June to August in summer, and enters the fruiting period from September to October. At that time, they mainly appear as solitary flower heads with a diameter of about 3 to 6 cm. The flower buds are lanceolate. Gesang flowers mainly bloom from May to October. The flowers have soft hairs in the middle and a slightly pointed top.

7. Different flower colors

The most obvious difference between cosmos and galsang flowers is the difference in flower color. The common flower colors of cosmos are mainly purple, pink, white or yellow. etc., the upper part of the flower is cylindrical, and the flower colors of Gesang flower include red, light red, blue, yellow or light blue-purple, etc., which are bisexual flowers.