Cosmos 'Psyche Mix' Seeds

Cosmos 'Psyche Mix' gives months of flowers from one packet: large, silky blooms in crimson, lavender-pink and white held over feathery foliage from midsummer until the first frosts. Each flower has a golden centre that draws in bees and hoverflies, and the more you cut, the more the plants produce, so they make a generous cut flower for jugs and vases. Cosmos bipinnatus 'Psyche Mix' grows to around 80 cm, with fine, fern-like leaves that keep the plants looking light and airy in a border, a cottage garden or a large patio pot.

Sowing and growing

• Sow indoors March to April, or directly outdoors May to June once frosts have passed.
• Sow 5 mm to 1 cm deep.
• Germination takes 7 to 14 days at 18 to 20°C.
• Plant out after the last frost, 30 to 40 cm apart, in full sun; average, well-drained soil gives more flowers than rich soil.
• Grows to about 80 cm tall and 30 cm wide.
• Flowers July to October; cut or deadhead regularly to keep the blooms coming.
• Half-hardy annual: frost tender, so sow fresh each year.

What you receive: a packet of about 100 seeds from Piccolo Seeds, with growing instructions on the back.

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