Jul 30th, 2008 by Cynthia
I know I just
posted a picture of the cosmos that have taken over the herb garden but I couldn’t resist posting some more today. They are just so pretty right now. They are Picotee Cosmos and I bought them from
Seeds of Change two years ago. I was a little disappointed when I planted them over two years ago as they are very mixed. The pack of seed was definitely not full of pure Picotee Cosmos seed. They are still very pretty though. Last year I wanted to single out the picotee flowers and save seed from just those but I got too lazy and let them all self sow so this year there is yet another mix of cosmos everywhere.
I love having them everywhere because then I don’t feel so guilty cutting them for vases! And they do look pretty as cut flowers.
The following pictures can be clicked on to enlarge.
In the picture below, the yellow flower behind the cosmos is mullein.
This is what they all should look like if they all came up true to their variety:
My daughter loves picking them right now. In fact every time I turn around she is over there at the herb garden picking the cosmos!
I can’t really blame her seeing that they are such cheerful and happy flowers!
Tags: Flowers, Gardening
Posted in Flowers, Gardening, In My Garden
Beautiful! Cosmos really hold up well when cut too — it’s just one of many things I love about them!
Same here as you can tell by the top picture!
-Cindy
I love Cosmos! They are a wonderful cut garden annual. They make me happy just watching them bloom.
I couldn’t agree more! -Cindy
Just beautiful, and such a happy flower. And that soft foliage is almost as beautiful as the blooms. Lovely! I like that first photo very much!
I really like the foliage as well too; it is nice and airy. Plus other plants can grow up through it like my hollyhock is doing right now! -Cindy
I figured the ring out and it is wonderful to see all the blogs I love so much gathered in one place! Great idea!!!
Yay! I’m happy to hear that you got it figured out. Isn’t it nice to be able to randomly visit all the blogs? That is what I enjoy about it. It is like flipping through an online magazine! -Cindy
I’ve always thought Cosmos are beautiful plants. Your pictures and the comments about them lasting well has me thinking I really should try them next year. I know they are supposed to be easy to grow, so it sounds odd that I’d say I might try them. My problem is that I am still in a serious battle with the weeds. I’m afraid if I try to grow anything from seed I’ll either find out I was coddling weeds or, conversely, that I pulled out the good seedlings while weeding because I didn’t recognize them. It might be worth the risk, though!
You could always try starting the seeds in newspaper pots. That is what I like to do as they can be planted directly into the ground since the newspaper decomposes. That way you wouldn’t have to worry about accidently pulling them up!
Good luck with your apple tree by the way. I saw the picture and it was sure loaded with fruit. So sad.
-Cindy
[...] Late to the Party October 19, 2008 Filed under: flora, my garden — greenwalks @ 7:58 pm Tags: cosmos, hell strip, parking strip, planting strip, re-seed, Seattle, urban gardening, volunteer Down in the parking strip garden, ripping out the awful-looking late-season asters (they have a horrible rust-looking problem, visible in the photo below, so I may just yank out all that come up next spring), I came upon a nice little surprise. I had spent the summer bemoaning my lack of cosmos re-seeding volunteers, even as some other garden bloggers were commenting that they had almost more than they wanted. [...]