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Cosmos

Large, delicate flowers and lacy, fernlike foliage make a great addition to the middle of the flower bed or cutting garden. Eye-catching along walls or fences. Spent flowers may be removed to encourage rebloom, but allow some to go to seed as cosmos readily self-seeds. Tolerates poor, dry soil.

Companion Plants

Ageratum

Dahlia

Zinnia

Plant Details

  • Common name

    Cosmos

  • Botanical name

    Cosmos bipinnatus

  • Variety

    na

  • Zone

    Grow as an annual.

  • Light

    Sun

  • Height

    12-48" (31-122 cm)

  • Habit

    Upright

  • Feed

    Use all-purpose

  • Water

    1-2 times per week

  • Bloom Color

    Mix

  • Bloom Time

    Spring-fall

  • Maintenance

    Remove spent blooms