Description

• Asteraceae
• Central America
• H 0.8m x L 0.4m
• Z7 to Z11
• Annual
• Synonym: Mexican Cosmos
• 1 packet of 40 seeds

Details

Cosmos sulphureus is a little less known to gardeners than its cousin Cosmos bipinnatus, the Garden Cosmos.

The Sulphur Cosmos is an ornamental bedding plant, appreciated for its bright orange to bright red, airy and light flowering, abundant, magnificent, and uninterrupted from early summer to the first frosts.

The flowers of the Mexican Cosmos are used in natural dyeing for yellow to orange colors on wools and silks, very wash fast and a little less light fast.

Yellow Cosmos is very easy to grow. It does not require any special care, is resistant to drought, loves sun and heat, but should be planted sheltered from strong winds.

Sow in spring, directly in place, after the last frosts, in a very sunny location, in a not too fertile soil to avoid the unbalance of excessive vegetation development to blooming.