(90 days) Open-pollinated. Annual. A bicolor cosmos! Flowers vary in hue from white to pink to rose, with each serrated petal edged in contrasting magenta. Plants grow 4' climaxed by blooms 2½–3" across. A beautiful addition to your cosmos bouquet. Annual. ~140-195 seeds/g. Especially attractive to pollinators. ③
Picotee Cosmos
Picotee Cosmos
(90 days) Open-pollinated. Annual. A bicolor cosmos! Flowers vary in hue from white to pink to rose, with each serrated petal edged in contrasting magenta. Plants grow 4' climaxed by blooms 2½–3" across. A beautiful addition to your cosmos bouquet. Annual. ~140-195 seeds/g. Especially attractive to pollinators. ③
Additional Information
Cosmos
~125-150 seeds/g.
Annual. Sun-loving, free-flowering all summer, can serve as an accent, screen or cutflower. Colorful daisy-style flowers with yellow centers bloom amidst lacy cut foliage. Attracts a broad range of beneficial insects.
Culture: For best results, thin its fast-growing large plants. Deadhead for persistent blooms. Harvest cutflowers when petals on first flower are just opening. Don’t wait too long! Old blooms don’t last. Vase life is 4–6 days. Light aids germination. May be started indoors at 70–75° (grow on at 60–65°) or direct seeded after last frost. Space 9–12". Tolerant of drought.
Flowers
All flowers are open-pollinated except where noted.
Days in parentheses after a variety indicate days to first bloom.
Germination Testing
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Our Seeds are Non-GMO
All of our seeds are non-GMO, and free of neonicotinoids and fungicides. Fedco is one of the original companies to sign the Safe Seed Pledge.