Early, compact, and very floriferous, Cosmos bipinnatus Sonata Series are dwarf, bushy, half-hardy annuals boasting masses of single, pure white, soft pink, and carmine flowers, up to 3 in. (7cm), with golden centers. Blooming for months from early summer to fall, the ravishing blossoms are borne atop sturdy stems and float above the fine, feathery foliage. Fairly pest-free and low maintenance, add these charming plants to the landscape, and you will be rewarded with abundant butterflies. Creating a graceful visual impact in the garden, Cosmos Sonata Series is perfect for sunny borders or containers. Beautiful as cut flowers, you will also have the pleasure of enjoying these blooms indoors in a vase!

• Grows up to 24 in. tall (60 cm) and 16 in. wide (40 cm).
• Performs best in full sun, in average, moist, well-drained soils.
• An ideal addition to beds and borders, containers, cottage gardens, prairies and meadows, and cutting gardens.
• keep an eye out for aphids, slugs, and gray molds.
• Propagate by seeds.
• Pinching off dead blossoms will promote continuous blooming. If the flower heads remain, the cosmos will self-seed, but will not become a nuisance.
• Cosmos bipinnatus species is native to Mexico.
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