Surprising Yellow. Cosmos bipinnatus 'xanthos', Shaffys Tuin, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Ever since I was a small boy I've loved Cosmos flowers. Their whites and especially the wonderful shades of red from the pinkest of pink to scarlets and almost purples, mostly with bright orange or yellow hearts. And the sharp long seeds which are so easily planted fascinated me; I'd dig them up at various stages to look at what would become those delicate, strandy seedlings soon to grow out to majestic plants.
Never had I see yellow Cosmos until this morning. They're a new cultivar developed in 2014 by horticulturalists Van Hemert & Co. of Hazerswoude-Dorp in the Dutch province of South Holland. In 2015 their new Xanthos was awarded a prize for innovation by Plantarium at The Green Retail Fair.
Surprising Yellow. Cosmos bipinnatus 'xanthos', Shaffys Tuin, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Ever since I was a small boy I've loved Cosmos flowers. Their whites and especially the wonderful shades of red from the pinkest of pink to scarlets and almost purples, mostly with bright orange or yellow hearts. And the sharp long seeds which are so easily planted fascinated me; I'd dig them up at various stages to look at what would become those delicate, strandy seedlings soon to grow out to majestic plants.
Never had I see yellow Cosmos until this morning. They're a new cultivar developed in 2014 by horticulturalists Van Hemert & Co. of Hazerswoude-Dorp in the Dutch province of South Holland. In 2015 their new Xanthos was awarded a prize for innovation by Plantarium at The Green Retail Fair.