Cosmos: A Cloud of Flowers with Little Effort
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Cosmos flowers from July until frost in poor soil and without fuss. Here is how to sow it.
Sowing
Cosmos is sown directly outdoors from late April to June, or for seedlings in March–April. The seeds are elongated; sow them 0.5–1 cm deep. They germinate in about a week.
Less care, more flowers
Cosmos flowers most abundantly in poor soil. Fertiliser and plenty of water produce tall, floppy plants with few flowers. Full sun is essential.
- Spacing: 30–40 cm.
- Tall varieties (up to 1.5 m) need support in a windy spot.
Flowering until autumn
Remove faded flowers or cut them for a vase — the plant keeps on flowering. Cosmos attracts bees and butterflies and is wonderful in naturalistic borders.
Self-seeding
Leave a few flowers to set seed: next year the cosmos will come up by itself, often in unexpected places.
Photo: Joydeep, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
