Gardening Know How

Cutting Back Cosmos For More Blooms

By Mary Ellen Ellis

Cutting cosmos will give you new flowers for the entire growing season as well as blooms for floral arrangements. Click to learn when and how.

Sulphur Cosmos Information – How To Grow A Mexican Aster Flower

By Mary Ellen Ellis

With just some basic information regarding Sulphur cosmos, or Mexican aster, you can easily grow this plant. It is a lovely, sunny annual to add in your flower garden and is even easy to grow in poor soil. They also attract useful pollinators to the area. To learn more about Mexican aster plants, click here.

Cosmos Plant Varieties: Learn About Types Of Cosmos Plants

By Mary H. Dyer, Credentialed Garden Writer

When it comes to considering the many types of cosmos plants on the market, gardeners are faced with a wealth of riches. Learn about a few of the best cosmos plant varieties and cosmos flower types for the garden in this article.

Cosmos Flower Diseases – Reasons Cosmos Flowers Are Dying

By Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban Agriculturist

Cosmos plant diseases range from fungal to bacterial and into insect vectored viruses. Controlling insects, providing proper irrigation and planting healthy plants can minimize these problems. Click here to learn more in this article.

Companion Plants For Cosmos – Learn About Cosmos Companion Plants

By Mary H. Dyer, Credentialed Garden Writer

What grows well with cosmos, and why do cosmos need companions? Companion planting serves a number of valuable purposes in the garden. Click this article to find out what plants grow well with cosmos in the garden.

Close Up Of Green Insect On Pink Cosmos Flower

Common Insects On Cosmos: Treating Pests On Cosmos Plants

By Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban Agriculturist

Cosmos plant pests are rare and generally don't cause significant damage to the health of the plant. What pests do cosmos get? Learn about treating pests on cosmos plants in this article and keep your flowers looking beautiful.

Caring For Chocolate Cosmos Plants: Growing Chocolate Cosmos Flowers

By Gardening Know How

Chocolate isn't just for the kitchen, it's also for the garden, especially a chocolate one. Growing chocolate cosmos flowers will delight any chocolate lover. This article had information on its care in the garden. Click here to learn more.

Cosmos Not Flowering: Why Are My Cosmos Not Blooming

By Susan Patterson, Master Gardener

Cosmos is a showy annual plant commonly grown in gardens. But what happens when there are no blooms on cosmos? Read this article to learn more about why cosmos will not flower.

Should You Deadhead Cosmos: Tips For Removing Cosmos Spent Flowers

By Anne Baley

Deadheading cosmos after the blooms start to fade will rejuvenate the plant and cause it to bloom over and over again, up until the autumn frost. Find out how to deadhead cosmos in this article.

Does Cosmos Need Fertilizer: How To Fertilize Cosmos Flowers

By Anne Baley

Like many annuals, cosmos is almost self-sufficient when it comes to nutrients. Feeding cosmos plants is often a case of doing less to achieve more. This article can provide help with that.

Cosmos Seed Harvest: Tips For Collecting Cosmos Seeds

By Anne Baley

Cosmos is among the easiest of flowers to save the seeds from. Learn more about cosmos plant seeds in this article so you can collect and harvest some of your own for enjoyment year after year.

Container Grown Cosmos: Tips For Growing Cosmos In Pots

By Jackie Carroll

Growing cosmos in pots is easy, and you'll be rewarded with plenty of flowers for cut or dried arrangements, or you can simply enjoy them in their pot. Read here to learn more about container-grown cosmos.

Cosmos Flower Care – Tips For Growing Cosmos

By Becca Badgett, Co-author of How to Grow an EMERGENCY Garden

Cosmos plants are essential for many summer gardens, reaching varying heights and in many colors, adding frilly texture to the flowerbed. Growing cosmos is simple, and this article can help.