What's the difference between Cosmos and Yellow Cosmos? Easy Distinguishing Tips

What is the flower language of yellow cosmos? It is said to be "Wildness".

It belongs to the Asteraceae family and is native to Mexico in South America. Originally introduced as an ornamental plant, it has spread and grows wild. In addition to single flowers, there are also double and semi-double varieties.

Yellow cosmos was introduced to Korea between 1930 and 1945 and is cultivated as an ornamental plant. Some have become wild, and the flowers bloom from July to September.

But aren't you curious about the difference between yellow cosmos and regular cosmos? First, the color of the flowers is different. Therefore, it is also called yellow cosmos or sulfur cosmos. Regular cosmos blooms in various colors such as white, pink, and dark pink. However, they are not called pink cosmos, white cosmos, or red cosmos, but simply cosmos. However, yellow cosmos has a separate name.

First, the difference is in the thickness of the leaves. The leaves of regular cosmos are thin, less than 2 mm, and finely divided like threads, and produce white, pink, and dark pink flowers. However, in the case of yellow cosmos, the shape of the leaves is somewhat broadly divided like that of chrysanthemum or garland chrysanthemum, and yellow or orange flowers bloom.

Second, the flowering period is different. The flowering time varies depending on the sowing time, but cosmos can be seen from late spring to autumn, while yellow cosmos has the characteristic of being seen from summer to early autumn.

Therefore, although the two plants are similar, they are classified as completely different plants, as the cosmos species and the yellow cosmos species.

Isn't it amazing?? They look so similar, so I thought they were the same species, but they are completely different species.

There is another plant similar to yellow cosmos besides cosmos, and it is called the 'Coreopsis lanceolata'. This flower blooms from late spring to summer, so its flowering period is similar to that of yellow cosmos, which can cause confusion. They are both yellow flowers and have a similar flower shape, making it difficult to distinguish them at a glance. The difference is that while cosmos and yellow cosmos have divided leaves, 'Coreopsis lanceolata' has undivided leaves.

Today, we learned about yellow cosmos. We also compared it with regular cosmos and 'Coreopsis lanceolata'. Don't you feel like you know yellow cosmos well now by comparing it with other plants? In the next article, I will tell you more flower language and interesting anecdotes. See you in the next article. Thank you!