Cosmos Flower Seeds Packet

$2.35
SKU: SECOSM
Barcode: 843458152743

Easy-to-grow cosmos grace beds with beautiful cut flowers. Once established, they withstand drought, poor soil, and neglect. Self-sowers, they're low-maintenance delights attracting butterflies and bees, painting your garden with soft, swaying colors.

  • Plant Type: Annual
  • Genus: Cosmos
  • Species: Bipinnatus
  • Plant Height/Width: 36-48"high, 12-14" spread
  • Season: Blooms summer to fall
  • Exposure: Sun
  • Difficulty: Easy
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Step One: Timing

When to start?

  • plant in spring

Step Two: Starting

Where to start and how to sow?

  • Direct sow (recommended): A little compost mixed in with the soild is recommended. Plant 4" apart and ¼" deep. Firm soil lightly, water and keep evenly moist.

Step Three: Growing

How to keep happy?

  • Seedlings will emerge in 7-10 days. Thin plants to stand 8-10 inches apart when seedlings are 1 inch high to prevent possible rot.
  • Keep soil evenly moist but not wet.
  • After plants are about 6 inches tall, a light fertilizer may be applied.

Cosmos

Freely flowering cosmos, sown after frost, grace gardens effortlessly. Within two months, they mature fully, offering continuous summer-to-fall blooms. Their daisy-like flowers atop slender stems charm bees, butterflies, and birds. With varied colors and foliage, they're beloved garden additions. In the southern U.S., consider pots to contain their invasive nature.

Fresh Blooms

Deadhead to promote fresh blooms and tidy plant growth.

Fresh Blooms

Deadhead to promote fresh blooms and tidy plant growth.
Companion Plants

Verbena

Companion Plants

Zinnia

Companion Plant

Dahlia

Brief and Glorious History of the Cosmo Flowers

Cosmos, first discovered by Spanish explorers in 16th Century Mexico, found its way to Madrid. It adorned English gardens by 1789, thanks to the ambassador's wife, before making its American debut in the mid-1800s.

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