How to tend a Cosmos bipinnatus
Also known as: Bidens lindleyi Sch.Bip., Cosmos spectabilis Auct., Georgia bipinnata Spreng., Cosmea tenuifolia (Lindl. ex DC.) J.W.Loudon, Cosmea bipinnata (Cav.) Willd., Bidens formosa (Bonato) Sch.Bip., Coreopsis formosa Bonato, Dahlia repens Hartw. ex Benth., Cosmos hybridus Goldring, Cosmos spectabilis Carrière, Cosmos spectabilis var. alba Carr., Cosmea tenifolia (Lindl.) Lindl. ex Heynhold, Cosmos tenuifolius (Lindl. ex DC.) Lindl., Cosmos bipinnatus var. bipinnatus , Coreopsis formosa Bonato ex Pritz., Cosmos spectabilis var. rosea Carr., Cosmea tenuifolia (Lindl. ex DC.) J.W.Loudon, Cosmos bipinnatus var. albiflorus Sprenger, Cosmos hybridus Auct., Dahlia zimapani Roezl ex Ortgies, Cosmos reptans Benth., Cosmos bipinnatus var. exaristatus DC., Bidens bipinnata (Cav.) Baill., Cosmos tenuifolia (Lindl. ex DC.) Lindl., Cosmos formosa Bonato, Cosmos bipinnatus var. typicus Sherff, Cosmos diversifolius var. pumilus Sherff, Cosmos diversifolius var. typicus Sherff
Log in to add this plantWatering
Keep soil moist, water and drain timely
Sunlight
Likes sunshine, avoid strong direct light, but also tolerates shade
Soil
Peat or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly
Pruning
After flowering remove the withered flowers, the part on the ground will wither in winter, the plant germinates again in spring
About this plant
- Origin
- Mexico
- Category
- Compositae, Cosmos
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height ⥠15 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period June-August, viewing period 3-4 weeks
- Flower colors
- white, yellow, orange
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