Cosmos bipinnatus
COSMOS, MEXICAN ASTER
Asteraceae

 
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Plant type: annual

Hardiness zones: 9b-12

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: light frost
2m
Plant habit
 
1m

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Origins: Mexico

Other Botanical Names: Bidens bipinnata, B. formosa, B. lindleyi, Coreopsis formosa, Cosmea tenifolia, C. tenuifolia, Cosmos formosa, C. hybridus, C. spectabilis, C. x spectabilis, C. tenuifolia, C. tenuifolius, Georgia bipinnata

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Cosmos bipinnatus
COSMOS, MEXICAN ASTER
Asteraceae

 

  Plant type: annual

Hardiness zones: 9b-12

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: light frost
2m
Plant habit
 
1m

FEATURES

Flowers: white, pink, crimson, purple, yellow or orange

Flowering Time: early summer to late autumn


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits mediterranean & cottage designs

Uses: border

Growth rate: fast

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: deer resistant






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