Wild Cosmos
Also known as
cosmos and Foxtail
Taxonomy
Cosmos caudatus
Cosmos
Asteraceae
Asterales
How to care for Wild Cosmos
How often to water your Wild Cosmos
every 9
Wild Cosmos needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Wild Cosmos in your home
a window
Wild Cosmos love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Wild Cosmos does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Wild Cosmos in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Wild Cosmos
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Wild Cosmos after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Help! How do I save him? This is Achilles. I took him after my mom failed to take care of him. He was removed from the soil by cats and was incredibly droopy. Besides that there is no visible damage. I am scared that he will die. I had to plant him very low into the soil to give him a chance to get light so I don’t know if that is bad.
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This cosmos flowers are not doing well. Are they not getting enough water or too much water? It was blooming when I adopted this plant a month ago. #MexicanAster
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What the freak are these things? Hey all, does any know what these are and how to get rid of them? Whatever they are killed off my sunflowers and are working on my wild flowers now help me please lol no seriously any help would be great! I've been putting cinnamon on everything and coffee grounds, it kicks the ants out short term but nothing else 😩 Update: 6 days later and no still little creepies!! 🙌🏽 I wiped them off with rubbing alcohol. After that I made a solution of alcohol, dawn dish soap & water in a spray bottle (I didn't measure 😅, just eyeballed) and sprayed all the leaves on all my plants. So far nobody's dead and everyone is thriving bug free. I'll keep this solution & my cinnamon on hand at all times! Thanks All!!
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Please help! Are my cosmos too close to each orher? Should I repot or wait for them to grow a little first? #MexicanAster
Care Summary for Wild Cosmos
Wild Cosmos
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
