Read on below to discover more about Cosmos and its history.
Cosmos Flower History
Referring to cosmos as ?old-time? flowers is apropos. Native to Mexico, cosmos plants were brought back to Madrid in great abundance by 16th Century Spanish explorers. The wife of the English ambassador to Spain collected cosmos seeds and returned to England with them in the late 1700?s. Fifty years later, cosmos made its way over the pond and into the gardens of the United States.
Spanish priests cultivated cosmos plants in their mission gardens and were so taken with the evenly placed petals they christened the flower ?Cosmos,? the Greek word for ?ordered universe of harmony.? In the chaos of modern life, you too can have a little harmony and order in the garden by planting cosmos plants.
Additional Cosmos Flower Info
Cosmos is a member of the Aster family and, like asters, have a daisy-like flower. They are prodigious bloomers and ridiculously easy to grow from seed in almost any type of soil. While germinating, cosmos needs water, but once the plants are established, they are drought tolerant. They will self-sow and take kindly to being whacked back by blooming yet again. All in all a foolproof flower if ever there was one.
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So beautiful!!
Love the cosmos flower my favorite is the white. Just love love them.
They reseed themselves every year. so I never have to buy them.
I love growing cosmos