Botany Lesson of the Day: Cosmos bipinnatus. Often included in wildflower seed mixes, a summer annual. (Look familiar? DOT roadside beautification programs use Cosmos, grasses, and native wildflowers for erosion control and vegetation management along the nations federal highways.) Blossoms appear on 26-40” stems bearing fine fern-like leaves, a good “cutting-garden” flower. Cosmos withstand heat, even drought, with a bloom cycle mid-summer to early fall. Native to Mexico and the American Southwest, but also grows well in the Southeast. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. 

Botany Lesson of the Day: Cosmos bipinnatus. Often included in wildflower seed mixes, a summer annual. (Look familiar? DOT roadside beautification programs use Cosmos, grasses, and native wildflowers for erosion control and vegetation management along the nations federal highways.)

Blossoms appear on 26-40” stems bearing fine fern-like leaves, a good “cutting-garden” flower. Cosmos withstand heat, even drought, with a bloom cycle mid-summer to early fall. Native to Mexico and the American Southwest, but also grows well in the Southeast. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. 

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