Cosmos

I planted our cosmos seeds in late April when I got back from the UK. I never transplanted them but decided to leave them to make a display in the big pot that I planted them in rather than spread them out in a garden.

Cosmos are an annual

What it looks like

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These are our Cosmos July 21 2006:

Varieties

There are many varieties. Picotee (white petals with red margins), Candy Stripe (white with red veins), Gold Cosmos, Day Dream (white with red halo around yellow stamens), and Psycho White are a few.

Height

Depending on the variety of cosmos they can grow up to about 7 feet tall.

Flowers

Yellow, orange, red, white, striped.

How to grow

Yellow Cosmos usually requires full sun. Rich fertile soil tends to produce tall,lanky plants. They like well drained soil. I read that Cosmos requires "tough" love.. ie. don't overwater but wait until it is almost drooping, and do let it have full sun

Where found

Yellow Cosmos is Native to the Americas.