Cosmea 'xanthos'

Cosmea 'xanthos' Care

Cosmos Bipinnatus 'xanthos'

What is the plant

Daisy-like cosmos flowers are easy-to-grow and versatile annuals. They can be used to plug gaps in borders, grown as a feature in their own right or as part of a container display. The flowers attract a variety of bees, butterflies and hoverflies, and also make a good cut flower.Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Xanthos’ is a compact variety with banana-yellow flowers and that signature dissected cosmos foliage. Lovely as part of a border or growing in pots and containers where it’ll provide masses of flowers from midsummer to the first frosts.

humidity

Normal

lighting

Full Sun

hardiness zone

2 - 11

difficulty

Medium

hibernation

Cold Period

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Average amount of water
Pruning
Pruning Deadhead to prolong the flowering season
Fertilizer
fertilize in the spring add humus and organic matter

Disease diagnosis

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Sunlight
full sun
Soil
Grow in moist, but well-drained soil in full sun.
Temperature
Half hardy

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Popularity
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Cosmea 'xanthos' Care

How to Care for the Plant

Water

Pruning

Fertilizer

Sunlight

Soil

Temperature

Popularity