It looks like Cosmos, a lovely annual. According to Wikipedia (yeah, I know, not always accurate), it's native to Mexico and the US states that border that country. It would be a stretch to call it native to the northern states, but it's a great flower.

From what I have read about it the plant tends to get a few feet tall. You may not want to keep it in front of your gas meter.

Definitely some sort of cosmos. They can get 4-5 feet tall in my garden. Also, they re-seed extensively, so get used to having it around!

Jackie

I have these in my wildflower mix in WNY when do they flower? I was thinking they might be a weed cause they are towering over all the rest of the wildflower mix

Most people consider them weeds.

But do they get any kind of flower on them?

I scattered seeds around the beginning of June and the plants are about 3.5 feet tall but no flowers yet. Guess my flower-less plants are in good company at least.

Did yours ever bloom, Ryan?

Well mine are now 4 ft tall and have covered all the other wild flowers in the mix They are starting to get white flowers on them and they appear to be cosmos. I dont know why they would put something this tall in a wildflower mix

Glad you got flowers. A storm knocked mine down last week - they were 2-3 ft. tall, and I was kind of glad. That spot looks better now that I yanked them all up, there was still no signs of buds, and they were blocking the light from other things I like more.

Did your seed package state the expected height of the "mix?"

Just wanted to correct typo from 9/8 - should have read 2.5 feet tall.

Wow! I love Cosmos. They come in several different colors, do get 4 ft. all and may need to be staked. They are annual, not invasive and last a long time in arrangemens. There are also several types. Check Parks Seed catlogue. They are not a wild flower.

never said how tall it would get now over 5 ft tall and really starting to flower, tallest cosmos I have ever see lol it was called a wild flower mix but mostly cosmos and 3 ft tall marigolds

My cosmos always bloom late, but they are worth waiting for. I have some that are very tall and always fall over, but still bloom, but also some shorter versions. they always reseed themselves so if you find them coming up in the front of your garden, maybe transplant them to the back. I have some beautiful fushia color, and some of the "shell type". Love them all.

That looks like that gangly pink kind. There are other types of cosmos that would be a lot more desirable. This one in the photo is heavy on foliage and short on flowers if its the same kind I had one year and it looks like it is. I got rid of it. There is a large bed planted up the street every year in orange cosmos. A solid drift of flowers all the same height and very upright in habit, blooms early and long, about 2 ft tall, with finer foliage that you can't see for the flowers. It reseeds every year.

Yea, this is definitely a cosmos. I have these and they get pink flowers, and they have spread extensively in my garden so becareful where you put them. Kindle Fire Coupons Check out this site to see these awesome Amazon Kindle Fire coupon codes. This is a great website for getting great coupons for use to get deals and promotional codes on online retail websites. Grat stuff.

I don't know what you ended up doing with your cosmos (which, as other posters have said, isn't technically a wildflower in most parts of the US), but the tall ones look good in the rear of a border or as part of a tallgrass meadow type of planting.