75 Cosmos Bipinnatus Seashells Mixed Seeds. HHA. Stunning Multi-Branching Tall Variety. Beautiful Mixed Colours, and Unusual Tubular Petalled Flowers with a Yellow Centre. Feathery Foliage, Will Look Gorgeous in large Patio Pots and Flower Borders and 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 End February to May. Flowers July to October. 75 Seeds Supplied.
Cosmos Seashells Seeds - amazing heirloom variety from the 1800's. If you want plants that are really a show off and also that you can be proud of, then Cosmos Seashells are the ones for you! Beautiful mixed colour flowers with unusual tubular petals with a yellow centre, the magical dancing flowers will charm you and your visitors all summer long. The plants grow multi-branched and you can expect plenty of flowers from each plant, from July to October or first frost. These tall, showy Cosmos are certainly well worth growing from seed. Plant several Cosmos together for maximum impact. Cosmos are easy to grow and they will bring interest to your garden. Cosmos Seashells will lighten up and dance in your garden, even on a dull day. You will find that few half-hardy annual plants can match Cosmos. These reliable flowers will brighten your garden from July through to late October/November or first frost - from an early sowing and depending, of course, on a mild Autumn. The wonderful flowers are quite large and the foliage is feathery and pretty. The plants will grow happily in a sunny position. If you can bear to pick them they make beautiful cut flowers. Remember to dead head your plants to encourage more flowers. The plants are tall and may need support. Approx height 100-120cm.
Sowing: Indoors End Feb to Early May, Outdoors in May
Sow indoors End Feb to early May. Sow the seeds thinly in 9cm 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 7-21 days with a temperature ideally 17-20c warmth is needed for germination. 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 40-50cm apart, or in patio pots and containers - 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. The tall plants may need support of canes etc.
Sow Outdoors: It is preferable to sow the seeds indoors but seeds can also be sown outdoors early May, but not until frost has finished.
Your seeds will be packed in a manilla/grip seal packet and they will be posted by 1st Class Post in a protective padded envelope, with growing instructions.
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