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Choca Mocha Cosmos Plants
Low-maintenance plant that can stand drought and heat.
Item Number: 13347
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Native to Mexico and extinct in the wild, Cosmos atrosanguineus is a low-maintenance plant that can stand drought and heat. Treat it as an annual, except for Zones 10-11, where it can bloom practically all year. Used as fillers in mixed containers, the ferny foliage blends easily with other annuals.
Key Attributes
Light Requirement
The amount of sunlight this product needs daily in order to perform well in the garden. Full sun means 6 hours of direct sun per day; partial sun means 2-4 hours of direct sun per day; shade means little or no direct sun.
Full sun
Lifecycle
This refers to whether a plant is an annual, biennial or perennial. Annuals complete their life cycles in one year; biennials produce foliage the first year and bloom and go to seed the second year; perennials can live for more than two years.
Perennial
Mature Spread
The width of the plant at maturity.
12 in
Mature Height
The typical height of this product at maturity.
12 in
Bloom Season
The time of the year when this product normally blooms.
Summer
Zone
This refers to the USDA hardiness zone assigned to each part of the country, based on the minimum winter temperature that a region typically experiences. Hardiness zone ranges are provided for all perennial plants and you should always choose plants that fall within your range.
9-10
When to Plant in Your Area
Average Last Frost
Average First Frost