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Asteraceae
Sulphur Cosmos
Cosmos sulphureus
Wild harmony.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Cosmos
- Native to
- Mexico, Central America
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- annual
- Height
- 2-6 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- average, well-drained soil
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 2-11
- Lifespan
- annual
Did you know
- The genus name Cosmos comes from the Greek word for 'order' or 'harmony,' inspired by the evenly spaced petals.
- Sulphur cosmos thrives in poor soil and actually produces fewer flowers if given too much fertilizer.
- Spanish explorers brought cosmos seeds from Mexico to Spain in the late 1700s, launching it across European gardens.
- Unlike the common pink cosmos, sulphur cosmos has warm-toned flowers due to carotenoid pigments instead of anthocyanins.
- In Mexico, cosmos is sometimes called 'mirasol' and the petals are used as a natural yellow dye for textiles.
Color meanings
0
joy
1
order in chaos