Scientific Name:	Cosmos bipinnatus
Pronunciation:	KOZ-mose bye-pin-ATE-uss
Common Name:	cosmos, Mexican aster
Family Name:	Asteraceae
Plant Type:	Annual
Key ID Features:	Leaves bipinnate, deeply cut into threadlike segments; flower heads separated, saucer-shaped, daisy-like, 5-10 cm wide.
Course(s):	Level 4 Apprenticeship, CLT Training

Habit: Upright Form: Texture: Fine Mature Size: Height: 0.7 - 1.3m Spread: 0.6 - 1.0m Origin: Mexico Hardiness Rating: Zone 2: (-46 to -40 C) Exposure: Full sun Soil/ Growing Medium: Landscape Uses: Attract beneficial insects, Attract butterflies, Bedding plant, Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Perennial border Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Form: Simple Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Soft flexible Surfaces: Glabrous Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Other Bases: Truncate Margins: Incised

Inflorescence Type: Head (capitulum) Flower Morphology: Corolla Shape: Ligulate Colour (petals): White, Pink, Red, Magenta, (yellow disk florets) Flower Time at Peak: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep

Fruit Type: Achene Fruit Colour: Fruiting Time: Oct Additional Info: Fruit insignificant

Bark or Stem Colour:

Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Low maintenance plant
Pest Susceptibility:	Pest resistant, Disease resistant
Specific Pests:	deer

Location(s): (HPZ) Horticulture PlaZa (WLG) WoodLand Garden Location Map

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