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A researcher observes the sprouting cotton rose seeds that returned from space with China's Shenzhou-14 and 15 manned spaceships at Chengdu Botanical Garden, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 22, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/An Yuan)
A total of 4,000 cotton rose seeds have started germinating in Chengdu, and are expected to bloom as early as 2024.
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Photo shows the sprouting cotton rose seeds that returned from space with China's Shenzhou-14 and 15 manned spaceships at Chengdu Botanical Garden, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 22, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/An Yuan)
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Photo shows the sprouting cotton rose seeds that returned from space with China's Shenzhou-14 and 15 manned spaceships at Chengdu Botanical Garden, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 22, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/An Yuan)
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Photo shows the sprouting cotton rose seeds that returned from space with China's Shenzhou-14 and 15 manned spaceships at Chengdu Botanical Garden, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 22, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/An Yuan)
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A researcher observes the sprouting cotton rose seeds that returned from space with China's Shenzhou-14 and 15 manned spaceships at Chengdu Botanical Garden, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 22, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/An Yuan)
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The sprouting cotton rose seeds that returned from space with China's Shenzhou-14 and 15 manned spaceships are monitored by a 24-hour surveillance at Chengdu Botanical Garden, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 22, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/An Yuan)
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A researcher makes records of the germination of cotton rose seeds that returned from space with China's Shenzhou-14 and 15 manned spaceships at Chengdu Botanical Garden, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 22, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/An Yuan)
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A researcher makes records of the germination of cotton rose seeds that returned from space with China's Shenzhou-14 and 15 manned spaceships at Chengdu Botanical Garden, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 22, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/An Yuan)