Garden Cosmos 'Gazebo White'

Cosmos bipinnatus

How to grow Garden Cosmos 'Gazebo White'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Gazebo White is thought of as half hardy, so remember to watch your frost dates and ensure you have this plant protected when the temperature dips. Ensure your soil has a ph of between 6.0 and 8.5 as Gazebo White is a weakly acidic soil - weakly alkaline soil loving plant.

Growing Gazebo White from seed

Ensure a distance of 5.85 inches (15.0 cm) between seeds when sowing - look to sow at a depth of approximately 0.0 inches (0.0 cm). Soil temperature should be kept higher than 20°C / 68°F to ensure good germination.

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

Transplanting Gazebo White

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Gazebo White is a half hardy plant.

Harvesting Gazebo White

Garden Cosmos Gazebo White Etymology

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

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