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

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Common names
  • Cosmos
  • Common Cosmos
Also sold as:
  • Pink Popsock
  • Pink Pop Socks

Photo Gallery
Location: Pennsylvania
Date: 2010-10-09
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Pink Popsock'
Location: All pictures taken in/on my gardens/greenhouse/property
Date: 2018-06-30
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2016-07-27

Photo courtesy of Select Seeds
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Select Seeds.
  • Uploaded by Joy
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