I was walking down a busy street in Des Plaines today and noticed a large clump of flowers in a front yard. When I approached, I saw that the clump was made up of tiny red flowers, with a soft, fleece-like texture. My plant identification app told me the name of this flower is cockscomb celosia.
Posted for: Cee’s Flower of the Day, 10/9/18
and for: City Sonnet’s Photo a Day, 10/9/18- Scarlet