Cosmos
- Botanical Name
- Cosmos bipinnatus
- Hardiness
- Half hardy annual
- Height
- 12 to 72 inches
- Width
- 12 to 24 inches
- Flowers
- Summer till frost: red, rose, pink, purple
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Space plants 12 inches apart
- Avoid over fertilizing - results in no blooms and floppy plants
- Heat and drought tolerant
- Problems
- Aphids, bacterial wilt, aster yellows, Japanese beetles
- Varieties
- Sea Shells - fluted petals, 36"
- Sonota - dwarf, 20"
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