Cosmos flowers make me laugh. They send up long frilly stalks topped off with a bright bloom. They sway in the breeze, showing off their exuberance. They have no desire to be contained, and push over the fence and over the walkway. These first blooms are from last year’s seeds. The ones my husband planted have just started to blossom.
There are people who like very tidy gardens, the plants evenly spaced, old blooms deadheaded, short plants in front, tall ones in back. As you can tell from my posts, I like the abundance of summer annuals. They seem like summer itself, free of restraint, unbound by convention. Cosmos especially seem to want to go every which way, not even growing straight up like their sunflower kin.
It will be autumn soon enough. For today, I get to enjoy the cosmos showing off in the hot summer sun.
Saved By Words 
They are beautiful, we too have them here. Our garden is not the neat one. We have many hibiscus plants and jasmine.
LikeLike
There is actually a kind of hibiscus which grows here, much to my surprise.
LikeLike
Well I suppose this as good a time as any to confess that I killed my air plants. 😳
LikeLike
Too hilarious.
LikeLike
I am hopeless. I told you it would happen. 😶
LikeLike
Now I want to grow some Cosmos flowers 🌺
LikeLike
They are incredibly easy. Just put the seed in the ground as soon as it is warm enough. Then they do the rest.
LikeLike
I think that is great that cosmos flowers make you laugh! They are showing off! I admit, I laughed when I read that. I have never seen a plant or a flower in that light before, but now I’m going to be on the lookout…
LikeLike
I have anthropomorphized all sorts of things!
LikeLike
You have such a beautiful garden. I love cosmos, preferably, white.
LikeLike
Mine are assorted, though this year mainly red for some reason.
LikeLike