This variety sets huge numbers of single flowers on easy to grow, carefree plants. Beautiful tones of yellow and red.
This Cherry Pie Blend Cosmos is the perfect flower for patio or bedding. Plant Cherry Pie Blend Cosmos in spring and watch it bloom throughout summer. These well branched and compact flowers have beautiful colors that will turn heads this spring.
Simply direct sow the seeds wherever you'd like lots of quick, long-lasting color. (You can also start Cherry Pie Blend Cosmos indoors, germinating at about 65 degrees. If you do this, transplant Cherry Pie Blend Cosmos young so they can get established as soon as the spring soil has warmed up.) A little more than 2 months after germinating, Cherry Pie Blend Cosmos are in full bloom.
The Cherry Pie Blend Cosmos flowers are great in vases too, keeping their color and holding up their heads over a long period. And Cherry Pie Blend Cosmos will thrive even in poor dry soils, making them ideal for blazing-hot trouble spots as well as beds, borders, and walkways.
Genus | Cosmos |
Species | bippinatus |
Item Form | (P) Pkt of 50 seeds |
Bloom Start to End | Early Summer - Late Summer |
Seeds Per Pack | 50 |
Plant Height | 12 in - 14 in |
Plant Width | 10 in - 12 in |
Additional Characteristics | Bird Lovers, Butterfly Lovers, Easy Care Plants, Flower |
Bloom Color | Dark Red, Light Cream, Pink, White |
Light Requirements | Full Sun, Part Shade |
Moisture Requirements | Moist, well-drained |
Soil Tolerance | Normal, loamy |
Uses | Baskets, Beds, Border, Containers, Cut Flowers, Outdoor |