Cosmos bipinnatus | Cosmos | Various
Cosmos bipinnatus belongs to the plant family COMPOSIT and Genus Cosmos This plant specimen prefers Wet soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Cosmos bipinnatus does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Cosmos bipinnatus so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Cosmos bipinnatus cosmos is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
This very tender plant can only survive nighttime temperatures of 40 Fahrenheit. Cosmos bipinnatus needs summer days with high heat. Full sun to partial shade is ideal for Cosmos. It does well in dry soils.
Mahonia bealei is an Annual which means it lives for 1 year before dying. This plant needs to be regrown for success in the next season.
Cosmos bipinnatus has an annual life cycle. Flowers: Cosmos has eight petaled flowers with wide-faces. Blossoms in such colors as white, pink, violet, purple and red are common, with an accent in yellow.
Cosmos bipinnatus | Cosmos is classed as a flowering plant specimen. The flower's principle colouring is white,pink,violet,purple,red. If the flower has other colours these flower accent colors would be described as … yellow. Secondary color or not the flower is described as: eight petaled flowers with wide-faces
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 6' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between 1' and 1' 6"
"Heat-zone Gardening: How to choose plants that thrive in your region's warmest weather", Dr. H. Marc Cathey with Linda Bellamy, American Horticultural Society, Time-Life Books, 1998.
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"Xeriscape Gardening: Water Conservation for the American Landscape", Connie Lockhart Ellefson, Thomas L. Stephens, and Douglas Welsh, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1992.