Sow warm
Start 5–7 weeks ahead, or direct sow after frost once soil passes 60°F; cover lightly.
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A seed worth growing
Cosmos shaped like fluted cupcake wrappers.
Cupcakes Blush has finely pleated, cup-shaped pale blush blooms that seem to float above the foliage on strong, upright stems.
The flowers are light and airy, and a few have tufted centers.
Plants grow 40–50" tall and flower about 90–100 days from sowing. Open-pollinated.
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Know before you sow
Growing times vary with weather, soil and local conditions.
Start 5–7 weeks ahead, or direct sow after frost once soil passes 60°F; cover lightly.
Pinch young plants; space 9–12" apart, wider for sturdier stems.
Horizontal netting keeps tall cosmos upright in the wind.
Harvest as petals begin to open; keep cutting for flowers all summer.
Seedlings usually appear within a week to 10 days when kept at 68–72°F (20–22°C).
Start seed in 50-cell trays or similar, barely covered, about 5–7 weeks ahead of your planting-out date. Harden off and move outside once frost is over.
Wait until frost is past and the soil has warmed past 60°F (16°C), then sow and just cover the seed.
Pinch young plants to make them branch.
Full sun.
40–50".
9–12". Giving plants more room produces thicker, sturdier stems.
Grown as an annual.
Cut when the petals are just unfolding and before they lie flat. Keep cutting or deadheading to keep plants blooming all summer.
Not fussy; any reasonable soil will do.
A fine cut flower that also fills beds, pots and big drifts.
Cosmos bipinnatus
50 seeds.
About 4,000 on average.
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