{"id":4720,"date":"2025-03-22T14:48:49","date_gmt":"2025-03-22T09:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/horticulture\/?p=4720"},"modified":"2025-03-22T14:48:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-22T09:18:51","slug":"cosmos-sulphureus-plant-has-flowered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/horticulture\/cosmos-sulphureus-plant-has-flowered\/","title":{"rendered":"Cosmos sulphureus plant has flowered!"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hNlCVg1QXhs?si=tRhFVVMI85WJ17ks\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I had brought a few saplings from neighbour&#8217;s house and planted them in a few garden pots. 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