Versailles Mix cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Versailles Mix'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size3.5 to 4 feet tall
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Red, pink, white
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Versailles Mix' cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus 'Versailles Mix') is an annual for borders, cut flowers, pollinator gardens, and cottage gardens. Frost will kill it, so set it out only after the last frost in spring. This plant likes full or part sun and dry to average, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows fast to 40 to 48 inches tall and blooms in red, pink, and white. It was developed especially for cutting, and butterflies, bees, and birds visit the flowers. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with Spitfire nasturtium, Red fescue, and Tidal Wave Cherry petunia.