Garden Cosmos 'Seashells'

Cosmos bipinnatus

How to grow Garden Cosmos 'Seashells'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Seashells is thought of as tender, so it is imperative to wait until temperatures are mild before planting out of doors. Ensure your soil has a ph of between 6.6 and 7.8 as Seashells is a weakly acidic soil - weakly alkaline soil loving plant.

Growing Seashells from seed

Ensure a distance of 0.98 inches (2.5 cm) between seeds when sowing - look to sow at a depth of approximately 0.25 inches (0.64 cm). Soil temperature should be kept higher than 20°C / 68°F to ensure good germination.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Seashells about 28 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Seashells

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Seashells is a tender plant.

Harvesting Seashells