Happy Ring cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Happy Ring'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size3 to 4 feet tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Happy Ring' cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus 'Happy Ring') is an annual for borders, cut flowers, pollinator gardens, and cottage gardens. It is not cold-hardy and will not survive freezing temperatures. This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist soil of most types. It grows fast into a clumping plant that reaches 35 to 47 inches tall. Butterflies, bees, and birds visit it, and it tolerates drought. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything.
Pairs well with Ageratum, Hidcote lavender, and Franz Schubert garden phlox.