Cosmos Flower Time

What is the history of cosmos flower.

Cosmos flower time. Seeds need about 7 weeks to turn into beautiful blooming flowers. To ensure your cosmos is safe from the risk of frost in the early spring it is a good idea to sow the seeds indoors in a greenhouse to protect them whilst they are still tender and give the seedlings time to grow in the early spring so they can flower as early as possible and for a long time in the summer. Plants need even moisture to get started but mature cosmos are drought tolerant.

So if you plan to sew some cosmos seeds you have to be patient. Plants produce more and larger flowers however if they are watered regularly. Cosmos flowers are daisy like with ray florets surrounding the center disc of florets in a shallow cup.

Cosmos can be planted out any time after all danger of frost has passed. After that though your flowers should continue to bloom until the next frost. Native to mexico cosmos plants were brought back to madrid in great abundance by 16th century spanish explorers.

If you aren t ready to plant them out yet to make sure your seedlings have enough room to continue to grow you can move them into 5 inch pots at this size and continue caring for them indoors until they reach about 8 inches tall. Just sprinkle some seeds and cover them with soil for up to a quarter of an inch. Cosmos flowers can tolerate warm dry weather.

The best time to grow some cosmos flowers by seeds is the month of september before the snowfalls. Plant the shorter types c. Plan to stake your cosmos if plants get too tall and gangly.

Bipinatus prefer 1 2 feet in between. Fifty years later cosmos. Depending on the type of flower cosmos can grow anywhere between 18 to 60 inches tall.