- Common Name: Orange cosmos
- Botanical Name: Cosmos sulphureus
- Family Name: Daisy family
- Type: Annual
- Zone Hardiness: 3-10
- Height: Usually 1–3ft
- Width: 1–3 ft
- Blooms: Daisy-like, bright orange (also yellow varieties), ~2–2.5″ diameter
- Bloom Time: late June to early July
- Sun: Full sun
- Leaves: Opposite, petiolate, pinnately lobed leaves, up to ~12″ long
- Maintenance: Low for beginners; fast-growing annual, easily direct-seeded or sown in succession for prolonged blooms
- Tolerates: Drought, adaptable to various soils
- Attracts: Butterflies, bees, pollinators; also noted in urban plantings for monarch support
- Texas Superstar: No
- Texas Native: No
- Invasive: No