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Tango Cosmos

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Cosmos sulphureus
Open pollinated.

Annual. Luxuriant flame-red free-flowering double blossoms wane to bright orange with yellow centers on wiry 18" stems that float above the deeply lobed dark green foliage. Ideal for cutflower production. 4' tall plants span almost 4½' wide. Planted alongside zinnias, sunflowers and amaranth, they are spellbinding. We just learned from a customer at the Common Ground Fair that this sulphureus is an excellent dye plant with similar attributes as Dyer’s Coreopsis Mix. Tango dodged a light September frost and continued its dance well into October, but C. sulphureus is sensitive to frost, unlike C. bipinnatus.

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Quick Details
Hybrid Status
open pollinated
Lifecycle
annual
Bloom Color
bright orange
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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 flower seeds are open-pollinated except where noted.

Days in parentheses after a variety indicate days to first bloom.

Saving Flower Seeds Is Easy!

Almost all the flowers we list are open- pollinated and easy to save seed from. Some types cross readily, but who cares! Save the seeds, plant them, and be surprised.

These flowers are especially easy to save seed from: bachelor’s buttons, calendula, cerinthe, cosmos, love-in-a- mist (nigella), nasturtium, poppy, strawflower, sunflower, sweet pea and tithonia.

Learn more about seed saving.

Germination Testing

For the latest results of our germination tests, please see the germination page.

Our Seeds are Non-GMO

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.

Shipping

From early May through mid-December, items shipping from our garden seeds warehouse ship twice a week, usually Tuesday and Thursday. For quickest turnaround time order online by noon Monday or Wednesday.