Garden Cosmos 'Sensation Mixed Colors'

Cosmos bipinnatus

How to grow Garden Cosmos 'Sensation Mixed Colors'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Enjoys a full sun position in your garden and remember to water moderately. Sensation Mixed Colors is generally regarded as a tender plant, so remember to wait until your soil is warm and the night time temperature is well above freezing before moving outside. Sensation Mixed Colors needs a soil ph of 6.6 to 7.8 (weakly acidic soil - weakly alkaline soil).

Growing Sensation Mixed Colors from seed

Try to aim for a seed spacing of at least 3.9 inches (10.0 cm) and sow at a depth of around 0.25 inches (0.64 cm). For optimal germination, soil temperature should be a minimum of 20°C / 68°F.

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

Transplanting Sensation Mixed Colors

Sensation Mixed Colors is tender, so ensure you wait until all danger of frost has passed in your area before considering planting outside.

Harvesting Sensation Mixed Colors

Blooms summer to fall.

This variety tends to mature and be ready for harvest in late summer.

Garden Cosmos Sensation Mixed Colors Etymology

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

Other Names for Garden Cosmos 'Sensation Mixed Colors'

Mexican Aster

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