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Cosmos 'Cupcake Blush'
Cosmos 'Cupcake Blush'
Cosmos bipinnatus
Cosmos 'Cupcake Blush' is a wondrous collection of white and shades of soft pink flowers all characterized by joined petals, and a serrated petal edge- like a cupcake paper or the tutu of a spinning ballerina. The mix includes doubles and sometimes the petal fusion isn't complete which can be quite fluffy and stunning.
Stocky, tall plants produce a profusion of blooms on long stems with feathery foliage. Cosmos bloom throughout the summer if kept harvested and/or deadheaded.
Back in 2007, Diane Engdahl of Santa Rosa, California, sent Thompson and Morgan seed company in the UK seeds an unusual cosmos growing in her back yard. Instead of having separate petals like most cosmos, all petals were fused into one single cup, completely changing the normally daisy-looking flower. Since then their breeders have been busy fixing the unusual trait and refining the habit of this uniquely shaped 'cupcake' cosmos - single and semi double blooms.
SEED COUNT: 25 , 100 approx
Germination: 80% Lot 32278 Jan 2024
Seed Raising, Growing and Harvest Information
| Plant Type | Site | Spacing | Height | Sowing Depth |
Days to Germination |
Days to Maturity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | Full Sun | 30cm apart | 90-120cm | 10mm | 7-10 days @ 20-22°C |
85-95 days |
TRANSPLANTING (recommended see below) - Start seed indoors in trays 4-6 weeks before last frost; 2 seeds per cell then thin to one. Transplant out after all danger of frost has passed.
DIRECT SOW - Cosmos can also be direct seeded once weather has warmed.
HARVEST/VASE LIFE - Individual blooms don’t last long in the vase, about 4-6 days, but each stem is loaded with multiple blossoms that open over a period of a week. Harvest when flowers are just starting to unfurl, but haven’t fully opened in order to prevent insects from pollinating, which will help stretch the vase life by a few extra days. Flower preservative is recommended.
PLEASE NOTE - "Cosmos bloom best when day length is 14 hours or less. With long days (over 14 hours of light per day), the plants are slower to bloom.. The effect of photoperiod is greatest with young plants. Mature plants will bloom regardless of photoperiod. If you direct seed in the spring, the plants will still be immature during the long days of early summer and will not produce heavy blooms until the days shorten in late summer. However, if you start the plants early indoors and transplant them out into the field, the plants will have a jump start. They will be mature plants by early summer and will bloom even when the days are still long." (Johnny's Selected Seed)
