Cosmos Xanthos is a charming and unusual cosmos prized for its soft, creamy yellow blooms—a color rarely seen in cosmos. The delicate flowers have a warm yellow center and fade to a lovely pale lemon or ivory as they mature, creating beautiful variation on the plant. More compact than many traditional cosmos varieties, Xanthos has airy, fern-like foliage and produces an abundance of flowers on slender stems throughout the summer. It’s a wonderful choice for cutting gardens, containers, borders, and pollinator gardens, and regular cutting or deadheading keeps the flowers coming.
 
Key Features
• Flower color: Soft lemon yellow to creamy ivory
• Plant height: Approximately 20–24 inches
• Light: Full sun
• Bloom season: Summer through fall
• Use: Cut flowers, containers, borders, cottage gardens, pollinator gardens
• Attracts: Bees, butterflies & other pollinators
• Compact, free-flowering plants
• Annual
• 2016 Fleuroselect Gold Medal Winner
• Open-pollinated