Cosmos Double Click Mix 10 Seeds

Double Click is probably the best cosmos available. All flowers doubled. Long lasting as cut flowers. A mixture of red, pink and white shades.

Garden Height: 70-100cm
Ideal for: Bedding

How to Grow Cosmos

If planning to grow Cosmea, Mexican Aster and other Cosmos members outdoors then the seeds should be sown out after the last frost of spring at a depth of 3 mm. They prefer to grow in a sunny area of the garden that has poor soil of PH 5 to 7. if you are planning to fist grow Cosmos indoors as seedlings then they should be started off about 5 weeks before they are due to be put out in spring (following the last frost). They take about half to one and a half weeks to germinate at a temperature of about 21 to 24 degrees centigrade.

Caring for Cosmos in the Garden

Once growing it is best to pinch out the growing tips of the plant when it reaches an height of about 40 cm to encourage bushiness and more blooms. Cosmos requires watering during prolonged dry spells.

Quick Cosmos Growing and Care Guide

Common Names: Cosmos: Common; Garden; Chocolate; Wild; Klondike; Sulphur; Orange; yellow. Mexican Aster, Ulam Raja.
Life Cycle: Half hardy perennial. Half hardy annual.
Height: 12 to 80 inches (30 to 200 cm).
Native: Americas.
Flowers: Summer and autumn to last frost. Species dependent.
Flower Details: Yellow, orange, chocolate, pink, red. Daisy-like.
Foliage: Feathery. Smooth.
Sow Outside: 1/8 inch (3mm). Following last frost or autumn. Spacing 6 to 12 inches (15 to 30 cm); large species up to 40 inches (100cm).
Sow Inside: Germination time: three to eight days. Temperature 70°F (21°C). Five weeks before expected last frost. Transplant outdoors following the last frost.
Requirements: Full sunlight. Soil pH 6 to 8.5. Poor soils. Encourage branching by removing tips of tall varieties when they reach 16 inches (40cm). Stake tall plants. Supply winter mulch to perennials or bring indoors.