Gotta love the shear exuberance of these at the end of summer! I haven't grown zinnias or amaranthus in my own garden in years, partly because I don't really have the all day sun or warmth the prefer, but I do enjoy how luscious they look.

I love the cosmos too! My amaranth is huge this year. Here's the green with the red in the background:
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Hey there hose: On my cosmos what is with the bees that lie on the flowers? Do they mate there? I saw 2 bees this morning on one flower...one bee looked dead, the other was alive but not too vigorous. Does the pollen knock them out?
Nice amaranth too! Nice garden in general. I see your lamb's ears are under control (kind of).

You got me. I don't think it's the pollen. Probably just old age. Worker bees don't mate- they're all females- so they haven't been overcome by conjugal bliss there on the flower and keeled over from heart attacks. That would be a nice way to go, though, wouldn't it?

Lamb's ears are never under control! But they do smell nice when you rip them out of the ground with your bare hands, don't they? And thanks for the compliment.

Renee