There are over 20 one-year and perennial varieties of cosmos , which are part of the aster family and are related to daisies and sunflowers . They add up in a variety of colors and sizing ranging from 6 foot tall to barely one infantry in elevation . The annual flowers are easy to produce from seed , which place them on lists of plants that beginners can follow with .
Description
Cosmos have a centerfield disk with petals surrounding it . They can have a single row of petals or a double quarrel that much obscure the record from opinion . Flowers are 2 to 4 inches in diam . Colors admit blanched , pink , orange , jaundiced , red and maroon . The leaves are green but vary in shape and growth pattern ; this drift from grow in brace along the prow to a fern - like leaf . Cosmos in general have a light smell .
History
Cosmos is a Hellenic word imply concordance or balanced universe . To Victorians , cosmos were used to stand for modesty . Cosmos is native to Central America where it grow wild , especially in Mexico . In some field of the United States it is considered a weed because it reseeds pronto and can be encroaching . delegation priests in Mexico planted it in the mission garden and it often escaped to produce tempestuous in the meadows .
Requirements
This flower prefers less than thoroughgoing soil . When growing in rich grime , Cosmos incline to get lanky and tall . While many leaf and stems may grow , efflorescence are limited . Cosmos rise in either shade or sun but favour sun . The flowers develop in red-hot or cool weather .
Planting
Cosmos is an yearbook that is grown from come that is simply pressed into the ground at 8- to 12 - inch interval and left uncovered . In cold climate , March is the month to constitute – it is OK to plant before the last icing of the spring . sprouting will take place in 7 to 20 days provided the soil around the seeds is kept moist but not muddy for about 10 days . Perennials grow from a rootstock that should be divided every three long time .
Care
seedling do not need to be thinned because the flowers thrive when intertwined . Faded bloom should be take away directly to further more blooms and stop the plant from spreading . The seed pod matures after the blush period . pee only during ironical charm . Cosmos is a drought tolerant plant and needs to be water once a week or when the plant life commence to wilt . If watered too often , the plant will discontinue bloom . Always game the improbable diversity so the stems do not break in the wind . existence are untouched by pests or disease and will thrive in any garden . In warm climate cosmos can be planted in leap and reduce back to 12 inches after blooming . They will start flower again in one to two months .
Seeds
The seed from the yearly diverseness of cosmos can be saved for the next twelvemonth . permit some of the flowers perish and stay on their stems . After the petals have pass off , cut the stem turn and cling it upside down to dry . Once the cum have turn black , tear them off the stem and varnish them in a label envelope for the next spring .
Uses
Cosmos endure about 7 to 10 day after being cut for a vase . The flowers can be dried and used in dry arrangement and in potpourri . The works are used in the landscape painting as a backdrop and paired with evergreen . Cosmos attracts butterfly and birds to the garden .
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