Cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Zones 2–11annual36" tall🐝 pollinator
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Peak bloom: August
How to plant
Start indoors 4 weeks before last frost or direct-sow after.
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Spacing
- 12" between plants
- Mature height
- 36"
- Row placement
- back of bed
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