Sensation cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Sensation'
AAS Winner 1936
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size1 to 6 feet tallup to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Bush
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow, orange, pink, purple, red, white
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Sensation' cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus 'Sensation') is an annual for borders, cut flowers, pollinator gardens, and cottage gardens. It cannot take cold, and a freeze will end its season. This plant likes full sun and dry to average, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows fast into a bushy plant that is drought tolerant. Butterflies and bees visit the blooms, which come in yellow, orange, pink, purple, red, and white.
Pairs well with False Queen Anne's lace, Cerise Queen yarrow, and Red fescue.