Family: Asteraceae
Scientific Name: Cosmos bipinnatus Hinomaru
Common Name: Hinomaru Cosmos
Description | A large Cosmos with bi color pin white flowers. |
Pronunciation | (KOZ-mos) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Annuals |
Sunlight | full |
Moisture | aveage |
Soil & Site | average |
Flowers | dark pink centers fading and streaking to white outer area |
Leaves | sessile or short-petioled leaves, narrow linear pinnate segments, ferny in appearance, branches can become brittle |
Roots | fiborous |
Dimensions | at least 24-30 inches tall with equal or greater spread |
Maintenance | dead heading, may need staking, I pruned some of the larges branches back to keep them in bounds, reseeds |
Propagation | easy from seeds |
Native Site | The genus Cosmos is native to Mexico. |
Notes & Reference | #51-Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half-Hardy Perennials (Alan Arimitage) |
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