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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
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Cosmos
  • Common Cosmos

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Date: 2007-08-01
Courtesy National Gardening Bureau Inc.
Location: north of Calgary AB, Canada (zone 3b)
Date: 2015-08-01

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