amazon.com flower seeds 50+ Seeds - Crazy For Cosmos Seeds

amazon.com flower seeds 50+ Seeds - Crazy For Cosmos SeedsCosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus) are fast growing, low maintenance annuals that brighten any garden with their daisy like flowers in shades of pink, white, and crimson. With tall airy stems and feathery foliage, Cosmos add a wildflower charm to borders, beds, and containers. They thrive in poor soil, attract bees and butterflies, and make excellent cut flowers for long lasting arrangements. Seed Information Type: Flower Seeds Common Name: Cosmos Genus:

Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus) are fast-growing, low-maintenance annuals that brighten any garden with their daisy-like flowers in shades of pink, white, and crimson. With tall airy stems and feathery foliage, Cosmos add a wildflower charm to borders, beds, and containers. They thrive in poor soil, attract bees and butterflies, and make excellent cut flowers for long-lasting arrangements.

Seed Information

• Type: Flower Seeds

• Common Name: Cosmos

• Genus: Cosmos

• Life Cycle: Annual

• Features: Easy to grow, colorful daisy-like blooms, drought tolerant once mature, pollinator friendly, great for cut flowers

• Season of Interest: Summer through fall

• Indoor/Outdoor: Outdoor

• Sunlight: Full sun

• Cultivating Difficulty: Easy

• Watering: Light to moderate

• Climate: Temperate, Mediterranean, Humid Subtropical, Semiarid

• Growth Habit: Upright, 2–5 ft tall, feathery foliage

• Soil Type: Well-draining, tolerates poor soil

• Soil pH: 6.0–7.0

• Planting Time: Spring after last frost

Grow Instructions

• When to Plant: Direct sow outdoors after frost danger has passed; or start indoors 4–6 weeks early

• Soil: Well-draining soil, low fertility is best

• Sunlight: Full sun (6+ hours daily)

• Watering: Light to moderate, avoid overwatering

• Spacing: 12–18 inches apart

• Germination: 7–14 days at 65–70°F (18–21°C)

• Bloom Season: Summer to frost

• Tips: Deadhead regularly to extend blooming; stake taller varieties to prevent wind damage