General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Flowers: Showy
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ
Start indoors
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Bees
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Trade name information:
Series: Sonata™
Trade Name: Mix
Cultivar name: 'Sonata Mix'
Common names
  • Common Cosmos
  • Cosmos
  • Mexican Aster

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Location: KALAMA WA
  • Uploaded by Joy
Uploaded by Newyorkrita

Photo Courtesy of Smokeys Daylily Gardens Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: North Branch, MN
Date: 2016-11-27
Location: Kalama, Wa.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Date: 2015-04-17
Location: home, Zone 7A NC
Date: 2011-12-08
Location: Riverside, CA
Date: 2015-09-03
Location: Maryland
Date: 2015-05-04
First bloom
Uploaded by Newyorkrita
Location: Riverside, CA
Date: 2016-06-03
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