| Description | This cultivar is an All American winner. A medium tall to medium spreading plant for the full sun, hot dry areas of the garden. Orange-scarlet to vermilion-red, semi-double flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (KOZ-mos)(sul-fer-EE-us) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Annuals |
| Hardiness Zone | half-hardy perennial |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average to dry |
| Soil & Site | average to dry |
| Flowers | free flowering plant producing 2 inch, semi double, orange-scarlet to vermilion-red flowers. |
| Leaves | loose, wiry rough stems, branch freely forming a bushy plants. |
| Dimensions | 30" tall by 24" plus spread |
| Maintenance | dead heading |
| Propagation | Seeds can be sown in situ (seeded directly in the garden). |
| Misc Facts | "Sunset" is a cultivar of Cosmos sulphureus, which is called the Yellow or Klondike Cosmos |
| Author's Notes | This plant will readily self seed and than the seedlings will bloom later on in the growing season. If Cosmos flowers will last for weeks if cut when they are first open. |
| Notes & Reference | #28-Cottage Garden Annuals(Clive Lane), #43-Taylor's Guide to Containers) |
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