Welcome to the Cosmos Page

We want to show off the new variety of cosmos that we've been growing. This cosmos sprang up in our garden in the summer of '93. Peter was in the Antarctic the entire summer (winter down there), and Brian was 3. Needless to say, the flower didn't get much attention and in fact didn't get any water all summer (it popped up between the rows of drip irrigation).		To view the photos, please click on a thumbnail (small image).
		But we entered it in the Monterey County Fair and it won not only first place in the cosmos category, but Best Overall Cut Flower! So, we gave it some water, and saved its seeds. Not all seeds planted from the offspring come true, but a percentage do, so we've been growing and planting this now for 8 years.
What is special about this flower is that it is semidouble and has a picotee edge, with the typical cosmos color on the outside and a white inside.
		Last update:2/16/2003