cosmos flower seed Cosmos

cosmos flower seed CosmosThis seed is part of my ongoing open breeding project focused on refining soft blush, fully double, cup formed cosmos with strong stems for cutting. These whimsical beauties glow in soft blush, growing on a tall plant with perfect stems for cutting. Every year I delight in them more and more! This is the first year I'm sharing my seed stock after 2 seasons of selection for super fluffy doubles! I began this project because I was getting mostly singles

This seed is part of my ongoing open breeding project focused on refining soft blush, fully double, cup-formed cosmos with strong stems for cutting. These whimsical beauties glow in soft blush, growing on a tall plant with perfect stems for cutting. Every year I delight in them more and more!

This is the first year I'm sharing my seed stock after 2 seasons of selection for super fluffy doubles! I began this project because I was getting mostly singles from online seed sources for cupcake-type cosmos. What I've learned through the years is that the drift towards singles is very natural, because the coveted double-type flowers need several steps of careful extra tending to even set seed! Well worth it in my opinion, and I'm happy to share the fruits with you.

• Life cycle: Annual
• Start: Start indoors 4-6 weeks before last frost, or direct sow after last frost
• Planting depth: Lightly cover;  ¼" deep
• Spacing: 9–12" apart
• Site: Full sun, well-drained (avoid rich soil)
• Days to maturity: 75-100 days
• Height: 4-5'

This seed was collected from my favorite cupcake-type cosmos plants, which were open-pollinated, with no other cosmos on the vicinity. Some variation can be expected. 

Approximately 25 seeds. Germination tests for this seed lot were near 100%.