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Bloom Color: Pink Fuchsia (Red-Purple) White/Near White
Bloom Time: Late Spring/Early Summer Mid Summer Late Summer/Early Fall Blooms repeatedly
Foliage: Herbaceous
Other details: This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping Self-sows freely; deadhead if you do not want volunteer seedlings next season
Soil pH requirements: 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline) 7.9 to 8.5 (alkaline)
Propagation Methods: From seed; sow indoors before last frost From seed; direct sow after last frost
Seed Collecting: Collect seedhead/pod when flowers fade; allow to dry
On Mar 4, 2007, berrygirl from Braselton, GA (Zone 7b) wrote:
Info from SSE: AAS winner in 1936. One of the earliest blooming cosmos- great for Northern gardeners. Grows well in light, dry soils. This half-hardy annual reaches 4-5 ft tall.
On Mar 25, 2005, Maria from Rehoboth, MA (Zone 5a) wrote:
In my garden this plant grows to 7 feet tall with robust stems but need support from high winds. self seeds but these will not repeat its hight as before.
On Mar 24, 2005, nevadagdn from Sparks, NV (Zone 7a) wrote:
This plant reseeds copiously. Small birds like to snack on the seeds, too.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Lake Forest, California Sacramento, California Camden Wyoming, Delaware Bloomington, Indiana Rehoboth, Massachusetts Uxbridge, Massachusetts Bellaire, Michigan New Baltimore, Michigan Mathiston, Mississippi Blair, Nebraska Sparks, Nevada Mullica Hill, New Jersey Putnam Valley, New York Mars Hill, North Carolina Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Greenville, South Carolina Dallas, Texas Fort Worth, Texas Fulton, Texas San Antonio, Texas Kalama, Washington Spokane, Washington
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