Garden Cosmos 'Daydream'

Cosmos bipinnatus

How to grow Garden Cosmos 'Daydream'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

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

Growing Daydream 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 Daydream about 28 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Daydream

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

Harvesting Daydream

Garden Cosmos Daydream Etymology

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

Other Names for Garden Cosmos 'Daydream'

Day Dream

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