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this dainty little flower also came up all by itself mysteriously. This is the second summer we've enjoyed it.

We know that it comes from a seed. I guess the birds planted it last year, but we scattered seed in the fall so we could enjoy them again.

any info will be appreciated!

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Maybe coreopsis??

Yep, it is coreopsis...looks like mouse ear tickseed. We have lots of it.

I think you've got the coreopsis right, but the mouse ear tickseed part doesn't fit. The leaves are more like marigolds not lobes.

Thanks for your input! I think I'll keep them. They are very happy little flowers and really brighten up the garden.

Kinda looks like the Orange Cosmos's????????????
Cosmic Orange or something like that...

Klondike Cosmos, Sulphur Cosmos, Orange Cosmos (Cosmos sulphureus)

I think that's it!!! There's a good picture of it at davesgarden.com

I'm glad it's a "real" flower and not just a weed so my mom won't make me pull it!

Thanks! You all are great!

You know it was just a fluke that I reconized it,
cause I just grew them for the first time this year...
Loz our hostess had sent me some pink ones,
and when I happened to come acrossed the orange
one's I thought it would look good together,
so I picked it up, and those flowers match mine
to a "T"....

Things work out funny that way, huh!!!???!!!!

Way to go Weezie! They can all be so hard to tell apart.