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Cosmos, Double Click Seeds
Cosmos bipinnatus
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Easily grow vibrant, colorful flowers with Cosmos, Double Click Seeds.
Double Click is also a Fleuroselect Novelty Award Winner! Unique large, fully-double, and semi-double blooms in shades of carmine, pink, and white. The more you cut, the more they bloom. This variety looks great in flower arrangements.
- SKU: 143443
- Common Name: Cosmos
- Botanical Name: Cosmos bipinnatus
Growing Information
Safe
for Bees
Good For Pollinators
Grows
Best In:
Full Sun|Partial Shade
Days to
Germination:
5 - 14 days
Water
Needs:
Average 2.5-5 cm (1-2 in.) per week
Best
Container Size:
30 cm+ (12 in.+)
Growing Height:
60-80 cm (24-31 in)
Key Features
- Plant Type: Flower
- Plant Lifecycle: Annual (plant every year)
- Seed Type: Open Pollinated
- Fill Weight (grams): 500 mg
- Approximate Seed Count: 60-70
- Characteristics: Easy to grow | Low maintenance | Attracts bees, butterflies, and pollinators | Pet friendly | Cutting flower
- Planting Method: Start Indoors
- Colour: Carmine | Pink | White
- Water Needs: Average 2.5-5 cm (1-2 in.) per week
- Days Until Bloom: 75 - 90 days
- Harvest/Bloom Season: July to Frost
- Landscape Use: Bedding
- Resistance: Deer
- Tolerance: Drought | Poor Soil
- Awards: Fleuroselect Novelty Award Winner
Instructions
Cosmos seeds can be sown directly into the garden when the soil is warm and all danger of frost is passed. Soil temperature (not air temperature) should be warmer than 20°C (68°F) for seeds to germinate. Planting at a lower temperature will delay germination. Choose a location that receives at least 6 hours of sunlight daily. Space seeds and plant to the depth indicated below. Press seeds into the soil to ensure good contact and cover with 6 mm (1/4 in.) of soil. After planting, water the seeds with a gentle mist or shower. A hard spray can wash soil away, dislodge seeds and clump them together. It is critical to keep the soil consistently moist, but not soggy during germination. Do not let the soil dry out, as young plants have underdeveloped roots and can quickly dehydrate, particularly in windy conditions. When your seedlings reach a height of a few centimetres (inches) and have developed 2 or 3 pairs of leaves, it is important to thin them out, according to the plant spacing indicated below to provide good air circulation and room to grow. For earlier blooms, seeds can be started indoors 4-6 weeks before the last frost in your area. Follow the seed depth and spacing guidelines indicated below. Once all danger of frost has passed, seedlings should be hardened off before planting in their growing location. Seedlings should be transplanted according to the plant spacing directions below. Regularly monitor your plants and ensure that the soil remains moist, while they establish themselves in their new environment.
- Planting Depth: 6 mm (1/4in.
- Seed Spacing: 2.5 cm (1 in.)
- Plant Spacing: 20-30 cm (8-12 in.)
- Instructions for Nutrient Care: Apply SUPERThrive once per week. Soak in solution of 1/4 tsp per gal for 15 min. or longer depending on size and type.
Suggestions
Growing Suggestions:
- Once established, cosmos can tolerate dry soil. Be careful not to over-water or over-fertilize as this can lead to less flowering.
- Pinching back the early flower buds will help your plants to promote more branches and grow bushier. Wait until the plant is 20-25 cm (8-10 in) tall, cut off the top couple 5 cm (2 in) of the plant, directly above a set of leaves. Within a week, you will notice new stems sprouting from where you had cut the plant. This process will also cause the entire plant to branch out even more, giving rise to additional stems. The new stems will be longer because they will grow from the bottom of the plant instead of along the main stem.
- Regularly removing spent flowers, known as deadheading will promote continuous blooming and encourage the growth of fresh buds. This practice can extend the flowering period as long as 6 weeks into midsummer.
- Harvest flowers for indoor arrangements when they first open.
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Overall rating: 4.7777777 / 5 from 18 reviews.
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Reliable Seeds
"Bought these beautiful Cosmos before and they have always grown successfully. Can't wait to see their beauty in my gardens this year again!"
Cosmos great germination
"Great germination. Looking forward to the blooms"
Beautiful colours
"I've never been successful in growing any cosmos from seed and baffled by the claims " its so easy to grow" as I don't find it so. So trying once more (fingers crossed) they will germinate well and in spring we'll see how they mature. . . flowers. . ? I hope"
Will grow every year!
"This was my first year adding flowers to the veggie garden and these grew like champions! Full sun and held up with plenty of wind. Obsessed with these flowers and will grow them every year. Zone 8 PNW climate."
Beautiful
"These turned out to be an excellent addition to my cut flower garden. Were started on heat mat, under grow lights April 15 (zone 5) and I’m still enjoying their blooms (Nov 10) as we have not had a frost yet. Germination rate was excellent, they are prolific bloomers, beautiful mix of a few white, but majority were pink and a darker pink almost purple blooms. I will absolutely plant these every year!"
Cosmos
"Easy to grow and beautiful"
Cosmos Double
"These Cosmos are a beauty. Tall, vigorous plants that flower bountifully. I will certainly buy them again."
Great quality seeds and fast shipping!
"I ordered several flower and vegetable seeds from McKenzie Seeds this spring, and I'm really happy with the quality. Most of my seeds germinated quickly and are growing strong. Shipping was fast and everything arrived well packaged. I’ll definitely be ordering from them again!"
"Every cosmo seed i planted sprouted! They even sprouted before the typical germination time on the package! I am so so so excited to see the beautiful colours and textures of these flowers."
