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Cosmos ‘Sensation Mix’

Product description

Botanical Name: Cosmos bipinnatus
Lifecycle: Annual
Heritage: 1930

  
‘Sensation Mix’ Cosmos produces beautiful and sought after annual flowers in shades of soft pink, lilac, rose and white.
Offering lovely ferny foliage and large, single flowers which provide great contrast or background. They make for a gorgeous cut flower and will bloom all summer long.
It’s a delightful flower for garden beds and for pollinator plantings. Pinching out the tops in young seedlings will ensure bushy, tall plants more able to handle windy areas. It was an All America Selections winner in 1936.
SOWING:








Spring – Early Autumn


Sow Direct, or Transplant




Cosmos seeds are best sown in spring to early autumn. Seeds can be sown in trays for transplanting, or directly in place approx. 20 – 30 cm apart when soil temperatures are between 18°c – 25°c.








18°c - 25°c


7 - 14 days




Transplant tray grown seedlings to a final spacing of approx. 30cm apart once plants have some true leaves.











30cm


60 - 80 days


Tender




TIPS:
Cosmos are considered one of the easiest plants to grow from seed and suit beginner gardeners.
APPROX SEEDS PER PACKET:



HOME GARDEN ($3.50)
200 seeds