Mexican Aster
This pretty in pink cosmos offers an endless stream of flamboyant orchid pink flowers from mid-summer through fall. Perched on 3' high stems and supported by attractively ferny foliage, the ruffled semi-double flowers are a magnet for bees and especially butterflies. Cosmos also make an excellent cut flower, adding cheerful summer pinks to a mixed floral arrangement. Easy to grow and blooming nonstop, this showy cosmos livens up a sunny bed or makes a vertical statement in a large container. Combines well with tall Snapdragons, Zinnias and Coreopsis, as well as making a nice foreground planting in front of taller red sunflowers. Plant in full sun in fertile, well-drained soil, making sure to leave room for it getting bushy. Deadheading prolongs blooming. May reseed.
Earl,
Curious Plantsman