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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

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Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-07-18
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Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-07-06
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Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2011-07-21
Location: SunZone 6a
Date: 2016-08-14
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-07-27
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Location: NE Washington, Zone 5b
Date: 2008-07-08
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-07-13
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Courtesy of Diane's Flower Seeds

Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
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Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
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Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2011-07-21
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2011-07-21
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2011-07-21
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2011-07-21
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2011-07-21
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