Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Reds and pinks part II, 1 by wind

wind wrote:
we have a nice COSMOS patch by the street in front of our lilacs~ the regular and the seashell kind ~all pink, lavender and white blends ~ self sows annually. They do like it dry but this season has been too dry. They are half their usual height so far. Here is a photo; not a great shot but gives you the idea. I usually mow a border between them and the street but this year they just wanted to pop up right to the street edge; so I let them!