Common Classification
Common Names = Mountain Marigold, Mexican Marigold, Canyon daisy, Cosmos
Name in Sinhalese = Ata Pethiya (Ata pethiya meaning "Eight petals") See also Cosmos sulphureus plant and Pink Cosmos
Categories = Flowers
Scientific Classification
Family = Compositae
Genus = Tagetes
Species = T.lemmonii
Scientific Names = Tagets lemmonii.
Description
Origin = Fast growing herbaceous plant that native to America and Mexico like other Marigold plants. It is introduced plant to Sri Lanka for ornamentation and became a popular landscaping plant in home gardens throughout the country. T.lemmonii will well grow in tropical areas and beautiful dense bloom when plant is open to the Sun. The plant closely related to the Cosmos sulphureus flowering plant.
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