Hi, Cindy, We have had several questions about flowering plants that failed to bloom this summer. In most cases these have been plants, which, like cosmos, asks for no special attention and thrives in average soil. The culprit seems to be the climate: it has simply been too hot for plants to bloom, so they put their energy into foliage or, as you point out, height.
The brown foliage is merely an indication that the plant’s energy is going elsewhere (up!).
Hi, Cindy, We have had several questions about flowering plants that failed to bloom this summer. In most cases these have been plants, which, like cosmos, asks for no special attention and thrives in average soil. The culprit seems to be the climate: it has simply been too hot for plants to bloom, so they put their energy into foliage or, as you point out, height.
The brown foliage is merely an indication that the plant’s energy is going elsewhere (up!).