Garden Cosmos 'Dancing Petticoats'

Dancing Petticoats likes a position of full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Dancing Petticoats is thought of as tender, so it is really important to ensure that the outside temperature is well above freezing before planting or moving outdoors. Ensure your soil has a ph of between 6.6 and 7.8 as Dancing Petticoats is a weakly acidic soil - weakly alkaline soil loving plant.

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

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

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

The botanical epithet is from the Latin bipinnatus meaning “staunch” or “like two small wings”.¹

¹ Latin Dictionary