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Cosmos

Airy, dancing daisies the butterflies love — cut them all summer and they keep coming.

Cosmos growing at Goldeman's Greenhouse in East Bethel, Minnesota
Grown in our own greenhouses in East Bethel.
Light
Full sun
Height
18–26″
Spread
20–24″
Deer
Usually left alone
Rabbits
A rabbit favorite protect young plants
Pollinators
Bees and butterflies work it
Containers
Good in pots
Pets
Not on the ASPCA list ask us

Carries height — the thriller at the center of a pot or the back of a bed.

The 4 Cosmos varieties we grow

Every variety we grow. Photos are going up through the season. Tap the on any variety to save it to your list. Availability changes daily — call (763) 742-8774 for what’s on the bench today.

Cherry Chocolate12–24″ × 12–24″Dark cherry-red blooms with a chocolate scent on a compact, upright plant for pots and borders.
Apollo Carmine18–26″ × 20–24″Deep carmine-red daisies on a shorter, compact cosmos made for patio pots and border fronts.
Apollo Pink18–26″ × 20–24″Pink daisies with golden centers on a compact, feathery-leaved plant, pollinator-friendly and good for cutting.
Apollo White18–26″ × 20–24″White golden-eyed daisies over ferny leaves on compact, bushy plants for pots and cutting.

Plant it with

Cosmos likes full sun. These share its light and mix tall, mounding and trailing shapes, so a pot or bed fills out:

ZinniaSnapdragonVerbenaGomphrenaSalviaAlyssum

More annuals

CelosiaCleomeColeusCordylineCraspediaCupheaCyperusDahlia

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Grown chemical-free in our own seven greenhouses in East Bethel — not trucked in. Come see it in person, or use the plant picker to find what suits your spot.