TO: My Gardner and Cake/Cookie Baking Cousin Nanette... or any other Cousin, Friend, and/or Associate with horticulture background, experience, and knowledge.
FROM: DJ of German Flatts
Help! Don't want to kill 'em, just want to put them elsewhere next year.
What is this flowering plant? Five photos follow showing this still-growing, now near seven-foot tall flowering plant. This spring a butterfly, bee, and hummingbird variety seed mix was planted in my two flower beds along with my Marigolds. These plants are very doing well, and seem to be light frost tolerant... but would not have knowingly planted these monsters in my small flower beds. WHAT ARE THESE VERY LARGE FLOWERING BUSHES?
Big Flowering Plants Overwhelm Our Small Flower Beds
A Couple Hundred Bud Clusters Bring More Flowers Each Day!
Best email: davejpaul2@yahoo.com. Many Thanks! DJ
See comments on those folks who ID'ed the flowering plants -- thanks!
Update 25 October 2022 8 AM -- and the COSMOS plants keep growing, many more flowers each day. We've had a few light frost mornings but obviously no "killing frost" as yet in these parts.
THE WINNERS ARE: Patti Harrington, Ruth Hall, and Don Swarner all suggest these are most likely Cosmos -- and an "google it" rather confirms. Had to smile when the common statement says the plant can reach 6 feet... ours are near 8 feet tall and still growing. I will capture some seeds iin a few days and plant these good looking large plants in some other location next spring. Some suggest these are annuals, but from my research yesterday, there are perennial versions, hopefully mine are annuals.
ReplyDeleteRon Karla also ID'ed as COSMOS
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