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Cosmos

Cosmos bipinnatus
Une annuelle de saison chaude à croissance rapide et peu exigeante, originaire du Mexique et du sud des États-Unis, cultivée pour ses fleurs en soucoupe rappelant la marguerite (5 à 10 cm de diamètre) aux rayons rouges, roses ou blancs autour d'un cœur jaune. Le feuillage lacé et filamenteux bipinnatifide confère une texture aérienne, et la longue période de floraison du début de l'été jusqu'aux gelées en fait un pilier des jardins de coupe et des jardins champêtres. Il fleurit mieux en sol pauvre — une terre trop riche et fertile produit des plants feuillus avec moins de fleurs.
Climate fit: moderate (63/100)
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Pollinator
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Cold hardiness

Future
These values are location-based: this location's current hardiness is the baseline, and the 2050 value is a projected future climate for this same location.
Now
Zone 6b
USDA
Published baseline for this location from 1991-2020.
Source: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (1991-2020 climatology) via ArcGIS FeatureServer
Well-suited
2050
Zone 7a
Plotwright
Projected zone for this same location in 2050 (2041-2070) using SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry).
Well-suited
In plain terms: This location is in Zone 6b today. Its hardiness profile is cold winters, and coldest nights are typically around -3°F. By 2050, the projected hardiness zone is Zone 7a based on SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry). That is a +0.5-zone shift from Zone 6b to Zone 7a by 2050.
Well-suited today and still thriving in 2050.

Heat tolerance

Future
Heat tolerance values are location-based too: heat days today are observed at this site, and the 2050 value projects this same location under a future climate.
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Sources & citations

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Plotwright. (2026, May 17). Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus). Retrieved 2026, June 14, from https://plotwright.garden/plants/cosmos-bipinnatus
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Missouri Botanical Garden PlantFinder
Botanical research database
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NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
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