Afternoon White cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Afternoon White'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size2 to 4 inches tall
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow, white
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Afternoon White' cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus 'Afternoon White') is an annual for borders, cut flowers, pollinator gardens, and containers. It cannot take cold, and a freeze will end its season. This plant likes full or part sun and dry to average, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Large, pure white blooms sit on strong stems and draw butterflies, bees, and birds. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with Easy Wave Red petunia, Red fescue, and Double Zahara Cherry zinnia.