The garden cosmos, or Mexican aster, is a medium-sized flower with colorful broad petals, native to Mexico. However, a field in Zhanjiang's Haibin Park is thriving with them, delighting visitors, honeybees, and butterflies alike.

A winter bloomer, garden cosmoses, are renowned for setting the cold winter days alight with their bright and warming hues.

A garden of garden cosmos blooms in Zhanjiang's Haibin Park in early January, 2017. [Photo by Chen Yongfeng/yinsha.com]