Sulphur Cosmos
- Botanical Name
- Cosmos sulphureus
- Hardiness
- Half hardy annual
- Height
- 12 to 72 inches
- Width
- 12 to 24 inches
- Flowers
- Summer till frost: yellow, orange, red
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Space plants 12 inches apart
- Avoid over fertilizing - it results in floppy plants with no blooms
- Problems
- Aphids, bacterial wilt, aster yellows, Japanese beetles
- Varieties
- Cosmic Orange - 2" flowers, 12" tall, AAS
- Diablo - semi double orange flowers, AAS winner 1974, 18-30"
- Ladybird Series - 12" semi double flowers
- Sunny Red - 1987 AAS winner, flowers red with yellow, 12"
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