PlantsFlowers
Cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
Airy annual that shrugs off poor soil
EasyFlowers
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Dry–medium
- Mature size
- 3–5 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers Jul–frost
- How it spreads
- Annual
- What to buy
- Direct sow.
- When to plant
- Sow mid-May.
In the design
Rich soil makes leaves instead of flowers. Lean is better.
