| Cosmos | |
| Common Cosmos | |
| Mexican Aster |
| Plant Habit: | Vine |
| Life cycle: | Biennial Other |
| Sun Requirements: | Partial or Dappled Shade |
| Water Preferences: | In Water Wet Dry Mesic |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 6a |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Orange White Bi-Color |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Guardian plant |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Other Beneficial Insects |
| Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Scarify seeds Days to germinate: mc/. 4n1 c6(h) i Depth to plant seed: 1d-s70y a Seeds are hydrophilic |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Offsets: avlsegrad ioeebeevni osaidemtiseizCp ycrnrisi onrf a omonb shnaaP aetodp r Other |
| Pollinators: | Hoverflies Wind |
| Containers: | Needs excellent drainage in pots |
| Miscellaneous: | Thorned |
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