Cosmos is such a pretty summer flower, suggesting cottage gardens. 

They are members of the daisy family, which doesn’t surprise me at all, although I have only just read that the daisy family is the largest plant family in the world.

I tend to think of cosmos as pink, but the ones in my jar are white.

Apparently the name ‘cosmos’ comes from the Greek and means ‘harmony and order’.  Harmony, yes, but I’m not so sure about order.  The feathery leaves curl in different directions, and remind me of a curl of hair that won’t be tamed. And the flower stalks bend and twist rather than standing rigidly tall. 

This bunch look quite happy in the glass jar rather than an elegant vase, and quite at home on my disordered table. That’s possibly why I like them so much.