Sonata White cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Sonata White'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches 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
'Sonata White' cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus 'Sonata White') is an annual for borders, cut flowers, pollinator gardens, and containers. 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 12 to 24 inches tall and forms a clump that grows quickly. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit it. It sits low on the menu for deer.
Pairs well with Purple top, Marmalade black-eyed Susan, and Hidcote lavender.