Photo from Fort Bend County Master Gardeners,
Texas Native Demonstration Garden |
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Daiy-like flowers composed of tooed ray flowers and yellow disk flowers; foliage is opposite and pinnately divided. Do not over fertilize or foliage grows at the expense of the flowers. Tolerant of porous soils. Some problems with bacterial wilt.
| Common Name | Yellow Cosmos |
| Scientific Name | Cosmos sulphureus |
| Plant Form or Habit | Upright |
| Annual or Perennial | Annual |
| Plant use | Beds and borders cutflowers |
| Flower Color | Yellow |
| Blooming Period | Summer, fall |
| Height | 18-36 inches |
| Width | 18 inches |
| Heat tolerance | High |
| Water requirements | medium |
Above information from aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu. |
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