The lesser-known history behind the arrival of cosmos flowers

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It’s autumn on the Highveld — and cosmos flowers are once again blooming in their thousands.

No one plants them. No one tends them. They simply appear, year after year.

But these delicate flowers aren’t indigenous — and not many people know their roots her in South Africa trace back to war.

HOT1027’s Al Prodgers takes a look...
25 Mar English South Africa Entertainment News · Documentary

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