General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
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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Trade name information:
Series: Sonata™
Trade Name: Carmine
Cultivar name: 'PAS1786'
Common names
  • Common Cosmos
  • Mexican Aster
  • Cosmos

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Location: My garden, Ghent, Belgium
Date: 2014-05-22

Photo courtesy of Harris Seeds
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photo credit: Andy Mabbett

Photo courtesy of Select Seeds
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Photo Courtesy of Smokeys Daylily Gardens Used with Permission
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