Cosmos

Cosmos · Cosmos

Flower

🧩 Role in the garden

Family: Asteraceae
Height: tall (> 100 cm)
Shape: upright
Roots: medium depth
Sun: full sun
Season: warm season
Grows in: ☀ summer beds (warm season)

Jobs in the bed

Feeds beneficial insectsSmall open flowers feed hoverflies, parasitic wasps and lacewings, which eat aphids and caterpillars.
Brings pollinatorsFlowers that feed bees and butterflies. Useful next to crops that need pollinating.

Rotation

Do not return Asteraceae to the same spot for 3–4 years. Same family:

How these roles work in the Guide →

✿ Benefit

Attracts pollinators, lacewings & hoverflies

Tall — mind the shade it casts

✓ Place near

Throughout beds

✗ Keep apart

None listed.