Cosmos ‘Velouette’
Cosmos bipinnatus
Description
This new farm favorite has deep mahogany flowers with delicate white stripes. Tall and dramatic, this variety churns out armloads of long stems that are perfect for bouquets and received the Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit. Of all the annual plants you can grow in your cutting garden, few are more productive per square foot than cosmos. The more you cut, the more they bloom.
Details
Plant type: annual
Height: 36 to 42 in
Site: full sun
Days to maturity: 75 to 90 days
Plant spacing: 12 in
Pinch: when 8 to 12 in tall
Height: 36 to 42 in
Site: full sun
Days to maturity: 75 to 90 days
Plant spacing: 12 in
Pinch: when 8 to 12 in tall
Seed Sowing & Growing Notes
Start seed indoors in trays 4 to 6 weeks before last frost; transplant out after all danger of frost has passed. Cosmos can also be direct-seeded once the weather has warmed.
Harvesting/Vase Life
Harvest when buds are just cracking, but haven’t fully opened. For double varieties, let open halfway before picking. Expect a vase life of 5 to 6 days.
Details
Description
This new farm favorite has deep mahogany flowers with delicate white stripes. Tall and dramatic, this variety churns out armloads of long stems that are perfect for bouquets and received the Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit. Of all the annual plants you can grow in your cutting garden, few are more productive per square foot than cosmos. The more you cut, the more they bloom.
Details
Plant type: annual
Height: 36 to 42 in
Site: full sun
Days to maturity: 75 to 90 days
Plant spacing: 12 in
Pinch: when 8 to 12 in tall
Height: 36 to 42 in
Site: full sun
Days to maturity: 75 to 90 days
Plant spacing: 12 in
Pinch: when 8 to 12 in tall
Seed Sowing & Growing Notes
Start seed indoors in trays 4 to 6 weeks before last frost; transplant out after all danger of frost has passed. Cosmos can also be direct-seeded once the weather has warmed.
Harvesting/Vase Life
Harvest when buds are just cracking, but haven’t fully opened. For double varieties, let open halfway before picking. Expect a vase life of 5 to 6 days.
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