Garden Cosmos 'Pink'

Cosmos bipinnatus

How to grow Garden Cosmos 'Pink'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Pink is thought of as tender, so remember to wait until your soil is warm and the night time temperature is well above freezing before moving outside. Ensure your soil has a ph of between 6.6 and 7.8 as Pink is a weakly acidic soil - weakly alkaline soil loving plant.

Growing Pink from seed

Try to aim for a seed spacing of at least 0.98 inches (2.5 cm) and sow at a depth of around 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 Pink about 28 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Pink

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

Harvesting Pink

Garden Cosmos Pink Etymology

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

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