Cosmos..

Same here. Fab this year aren't they/ Jx

I have had to stake them this year,Jane..they are like triffids arent they ? ..my favourite Annual..:o)

Gorgeous Bloomer....Fast becoming a favourite....

Thanks Moti..every year,I say I'll have a change,but every year I sow the seeds ! :o)

I had ginormous ones last year but this year they are poor ..yours look fab!

Thanks...I wonder why? I think all the rain made them grow so big..it certainly wasn't the sunshine!

Very pretty Sandra, I am sure it was all the rain that made them grow.

Thanks ..I think so too..and glad the colours tone together,as you never know from mixed seeds,what they will be like :o)

Again agree very pretty.

Thank you,Carol..they brighten up the border well:o)

Those are so pretty. I've grown cosmos for the very first time this year - just white ones, and they've been incredibly rewarding and relatively easy. I think I shall some more next year, and I love the colour of these, Bloomer. Do you remember what variety they were?

Thanks Gattina..I will have a look and see if I still have the packet,and get back to you..I love the white ones,and was hoping some of them would be..but all shades of pink,this year..

Another great show Sandra they have done well, better than mine.;0)

Thanks Carole..they always seem to best there..:o)

They're beautiful! Mine are 4 ft tall- but no flowers yet!

I found the packet,Gattina..they are called Sonata mixed..and said to grow to 2 feet..which they certainly do,and some of them are taller than that.. ! The ones I had a few years ago were a smaller variety....

Wow,that's big,Violeteyes..hope they flower for you soon..all mine were later this year ...

Thanks, Bloomer - I have made a note of that. One for the shopping list.

I bought some shortish ones one year, they were lovely, so imagine my excitement when they self seeded everywhere. Unfortunately they grew massive, about 4 feet high and almost as wide, I don't know what variety they where, but they certainly outgrew their welcome lol. These are lovely:-)

Love these flowers, Sandra ... I sowed a pack of 'Sonata Dwarf' variety and have to report they are fabulous ... gorgeous colours and not too tall ... :o)

Ba, a couple of years ago the Cosmos here were just as you described yours, but all foliage and hardly any flowers ... cutting them down was hard work as the stems were so thick ... :o(

Lol,Ba..and thanks..you must have dug some good stuff in your soil that year..How lucky they self seeded though...
I've never had any do that..
..........
Thanks Shirley..I think those were what I had,the first time I grew them..a freebie packet on 'GardenersWorld 'magazine..I remember how nice they were :o)

:o)))