Cosmos Sensation Mix – 50 Seeds

Cosmos Sensation Mix (Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Sensation Mixed’) produces masses of daisy-like flowers above delicate ferny foliage throughout summer and autumn. A showy and large graceful annual with blooms in bright shades of purple, crimson, pink and white. Makes excellent cut flowers. Tolerates poor soil, heat and dry conditions.

Growing Cosmos Sensation Mix

Indoor Sowing: Late Winter and Early Spring.

Direct Sowing: Spring.

• From an early September sowing, it should be in full flower by December and will keep going into late February.
• If you want a head start, you can plant Cosmos indoors 4 to 6 weeks before the last spring frost in trays or pots with a good seed-starting mix.
• If you let the seed heads blow away during autumn, the cosmos might sow themselves throughout your garden.
• You can sow your Cosmos Seeds straight into the garden, but it also grows very well in containers.
• Pinch out the tips when your seedlings reach a few cm.
• The best time to sow cosmos is in spring.
• Stake when the plants reach about 60cm.
• They can grow to a meter in height or more.
• Deadheading prolongs your flowering season.