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Cosmos Sea Shells Blend
Cosmos Sea Shells Blend

Description

These charming cosmos with fluted, seashell-shaped petals will be a beautiful addition to your flower patch! In shades of white, pink, rose, and crimson, they make an excellent cut flower. Easy to care for; once established they are drought tolerant. They prefer neglect over attention, making them a perfect choice for wildflower or naturalized areas.

Variety Info

  • Family: Asteraceae
  • Type: Cosmos
  • Native: Mexico and Arizona
  • Hardiness: Annual
  • Exposure: Full sun
  • Bloom Period: Summer to frost
  • Plant Dimensions: 3'-5' tall, 18"-36" wide
  • Variety Info: 3"–4" solid colored (and a few bi-colored) blossoms of white, pink, rose, and crimson, with rolled, quilled petals surrounding yellow centers
  • Attributes: Attracts Hummingbirds, Attracts Pollinators, Cut Flower, Drought Tolerant, Deer Resistant

Sowing Info

  • When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 1 to 2 weeks after your average last frost date, and when soil temperature is at least 60°F.
  • When to Start Inside: 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date.
  • Days to Emerge: 5–10 days
  • Seed Depth: Barely cover
  • Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 12"
  • Thinning: When 1" – 2" tall, thin to 1 every 12"

Growing Info

  • Harvesting: For longest vase life, harvest in the morning and cut stems just as flower buds begin to open.

Cosmos Sea Shells Blend

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Description

These charming cosmos with fluted, seashell-shaped petals will be a beautiful addition to your flower patch! In shades of white, pink, rose, and crimson, they make an excellent cut flower. Easy to care for; once established they are drought tolerant. They prefer neglect over attention, making them a perfect choice for wildflower or naturalized areas.

Variety Info

  • Family: Asteraceae
  • Type: Cosmos
  • Native: Mexico and Arizona
  • Hardiness: Annual
  • Exposure: Full sun
  • Bloom Period: Summer to frost
  • Plant Dimensions: 3'-5' tall, 18"-36" wide
  • Variety Info: 3"–4" solid colored (and a few bi-colored) blossoms of white, pink, rose, and crimson, with rolled, quilled petals surrounding yellow centers
  • Attributes: Attracts Hummingbirds, Attracts Pollinators, Cut Flower, Drought Tolerant, Deer Resistant

Sowing Info

  • When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 1 to 2 weeks after your average last frost date, and when soil temperature is at least 60°F.
  • When to Start Inside: 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date.
  • Days to Emerge: 5–10 days
  • Seed Depth: Barely cover
  • Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 12"
  • Thinning: When 1" – 2" tall, thin to 1 every 12"

Growing Info

  • Harvesting: For longest vase life, harvest in the morning and cut stems just as flower buds begin to open.