General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Flowers: Showy
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

Image
Common names
  • Cosmos
  • Common Cosmos

Photo Gallery
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-07-18
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-07-06
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2011-07-21
Location: SunZone 6a
Date: 2016-08-14
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-07-27
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: NE Washington, Zone 5b
Date: 2008-07-08
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-07-13
  • Uploaded by Joy

Courtesy of Diane's Flower Seeds

Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2011-07-21
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2011-07-21
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2011-07-21
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2011-07-21
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2011-07-21
This plant is tagged in:
Image

Plant Events from our members
lovesblooms On April 26, 2015 Seeds sown
» Post your own event for this plant

« Add a new plant to the database

» Search the Cosmos Database: by characteristics or by cultivar name

« See the general plant entry for Cosmos

« The Cosmos Database Front Page

« The Plants Database Front Page

Today's site banner is by Zoia and is called "Charming Place Setting"

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.