| Description | A large Cosmos with raspberry red stripped flowers. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (KOZ-mos) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Annuals |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | 2-3 inch flowers, eight ray flowers (petal wanna bees), striped raspberry color |
| Leaves | sessile or short-petioled leaves, narrow linear pinnate segments, ferny in appearance, branches can become brittle |
| Roots | fiborous |
| Dimensions | 36 inches (HS) |
| Maintenance | dead heading, may need staking, I pruned some of the larges branches back to keep them in bounds, resseds |
| Propagation | easy from seeds |
| Native Site | The genus Cosmos is native to Mexico. |
| Misc Facts | Cosmos is derived from Greek kosmos (beautiful, ornament). (www.plantlives.com). |
| Notes & Reference | #51-Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half-Hardy Perennials (Alan Arimitage) |
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