| Botanical Name: | Cosmos bipinnatus |
| Life Cycle: | annual |
| Planting Time: | spring or summer |
| Height: | dwarf varieties 18" to 24"; full-sized 3' to 5' |
| Exposure: | full sun |
| Soil: | poor to average, evenly moist soil |
| Hardiness: | n/a |
| Bloom Time: | early to mid summer until fall |
| Flower: | variety of daisy-like colored flowers including, white, pink, purple, lavender, orange, yellow and red |
| Foliage: | light green |
| Propagation: | seeds, self-sowing |
| Suggested Use: | beds, borders, cut flowers, edging and dried flowers |
| Growing Hints: | Scatter seed outdoors directly in desired location as soon as danger of frost has passed, or start indoors 4 to 6 weeks before last frost date. Cold treat seeds for two weeks before moving to warm place for germination. |
| Interesting Facts: | When saving seeds, tie yarn around the stems of plants in your favorite color, or let them self-seed for a color surprise. Tall varieties may need to be staked for support. |
