Sulfur Cosmos Flowers. Sulfur cosmos orange sulfur yellow cosmos or bright lights and botanically known as cosmos sulphureus is an annual flowering plant in the aster or sunflower family. Like cosmos bipinnatus its flowers have yellow centers but its surrounding florets instead bloom in vibrant shades of yellow orange and red.
Sulphur cosmos are extremely easy to grow in any region and attract a variety of hummingbirds and butterflies to the garden. Although native to central america mexico and northern south america they have naturalized to many other parts of the world including asia australia europe and north and south america. The flowers of these often remind me of open style marigolds on larger plants.
Bidens artemisiifolia jacq kuntze.
Bidens artemisiifolia jacq kuntze. It can reach between three and four feet tall and produces stunning warm colored flowers in red orange and yellow. Terminal head to 2 diam on long peduncles 4 8 long. Sulphur cosmos are an abundant self seeder and attract butterflies and birds.
