General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Plant Height: 2-4 feet (60 cm-1.5 m)
Plant Spread: 3 feet (1 m)
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color: lemon white
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ
Start indoors
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Bees
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Cosmos
  • Common Cosmos
  • Mexican Aster

Photo Gallery

Date: 2010-10-11
Location: all photos from my garden
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-04-12
Hope it pulls out of it's obvious slump...
Location: At a nursery
Date: May 10, 2009 1:57 PM
Location: At a nursery
Date: May 10, 2009 1:57 PM
Location: New Zealand
Date: 2013-04-28

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

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