50 Cosmos Bipinnatus Dwarf Purple Picotee Seeds, Stunning Large Flowers are Edged With Both Purple + Magenta. Pretty Feathery Foliage. Will Look Gorgeous in Patio Pots and Flower Beds. Reliable and a Very Long Season of Flowers, You Will Love Them! Gorgeous for Cut Flower Arrangements, A Good Source of Pollen for Bees and Butterflies. Sow Seeds from Late February to May. 50 Seeds Supplied.
These stunning Dwarf Purple Picotee Cosmos will bring colour to your garden even on a dull day and you will find that few half-hardy annual plants can match them. The picotee flowers are edged with both purple + magenta. These Cosmos grow more compact and are ideal for a less sheltered garden. Plant several Cosmos together for maximum impact. The flowers are quite large and always look gorgeous dancing in the breeze! The foliage is feathery and pretty. Cosmos have a very long flowering season from June through to October/November or first frost - from an early sowing and depending, of course, on a mild Autumn. Cosmos plants are easy to grow and are happy in a sunny position. Remember to dead head them to encourage more flowers. Approx height 35-40cm. Space approx 40cm apart.
Sowing: Indoors Late Feb to Early May, Outdoors May
Sow Indoors Late Feb to early May. Sow the seeds thinly in pots or cell trays filled with damp seed compost. Cover the seeds with a thin layer of sieved seed compost. Place in a greenhouse, propagator or indoors on a window sill. Cover with glass or clingfilm but remove this when the seedlings appear. Keep soil damp but not soaked. Germination takes 14-28 days with a temperature ideally 18-21c. If seeds have been sown in seed trays, when large enough, transplant the young plants into 9cm pots and grow on in a cooler temperature. In May, when the plants are a good size, acclimatise them to outdoor temperatures for a week or so before planting out into the flower beds 40cm apart, or in containers or patio pots - preferably in a sunny position. Pinch out the growing tip of each plant to encourage bushy growth and more flowers! Protect the plants from frost. Keep watered but not soaked.
Sow Outdoors: It is preferable to sow the seeds indoors but seeds can also be sown outdoors in May, but not until frost has finished.
Your seeds will be packed in a manilla/grip seal packet and they will be posted in a padded envelope with growing instructions.
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