Cosmos bipinnatus (common names: Cosmos)

WOW such colours :D what a FAB PIC

GREAT PIC LONGPODJOHN ,SEEING ALL THAT LOVELY COLOUR INSPIRES ME AND I CANT WAIT TO GET CRACKING ..

No, they're not Cosmos. I think they are annual Chrysanthemums. I've been looking at my seed catalogues and have found some similar ones - not so colourful, but lovely, even so!

beautiful picture Rachel, the close up detail is truely stunning!

The plant, it is definitely a cosmos.

Very pretty and a cosmos...how much light is it getting?

Its in dappled shade Lori. I think I was surprised that they started to flower so quickly after I planted them out. A lot of them are flowering now, even though still small but they are also growing fast, so in the end I think thye will get to their proper size. The ones I grew last year grew very big and were late flowering.

Looks All Frilly Chris :)

I love cosmos cause I bought a pack of seed years ago and haven't had to buy another since! they self seed and I recognize them when they self seed and start to emerge in the spring...they pick their own spot...and they are so lacy foliaged, and grow so tall that they can fit just about anywhere...

thats interesting Lori. I grew them last year too, and I havn't seen any seedlings from last years lot.

depends on how much cultivating you've done... sometimes the seed remains in the soil for a couple of seasons once the soil is turned...then the next time you cultivate...up come all these lovely little sleeping seeds and voila! wonder where that came from??? lol. It's one of my fav parts of gardening...learning what sprout is which plant!

O i do like this :)its a fab Colour :O

This is lovley Chris

Such a pretty cosmos!

aww...I like the regular little single cosmos... but I must admit this is a lovely flower...mmmm.

like your cosmo. dose it come back every year

No this was a fresh packet of seed this year. I grew a packet of cosmos last year too, but havn't noticed any self seeded ones from that packet, though in theory this could happen, so that you get some new plants every year from last years seed.

I love cosmos! They do tend to self seed everywhere though!