100 SeedsCosmos SUNSET YELLOW 3′ Tall Medium Dwarf Non-GMOGreat for Cut Flowers and Containers100% Pure Seed – No Filler – Non GMOPRODUCT INFORMATIONElegant, light yellow petals surround a pure yellow center, making this variety a must-have in any summer garden or meadow. The gorgeous blooms make a grand statement planted with pink and white Cosmos varieties, or on its own. Pollinators love Sunset Yellow and will be coming to and from the garden from summer into the fall. The light-colored blooms also make for gorgeous summer bouquets.This is a gorgeous Cosmos with pretty pale buff yellow flowers with lovely accents of white. Cosmos are such graceful Summer flowers for the garden. Planted en masse they are beautifully hypnotic as they sway in the breeze. They also look magnificent in floral bouquets. FAST FACTSCommon Name: CosmosBotanical Name: Cosmos bipinnatusSeed Life Cycle : AnnualLight Requirements: Full Sun, Half Sun / Half ShadeFlower Color : YellowBloom Time: Summer to fallMature Height: 30-36″ tallWildflower Mix or Specie: SpeciesShips As: SeedIdeal Region : Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, West, Southwest, Pacific NorthwestZones : 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10Non-GMO : YesNative To: American southwest and MexicoSoil Type: Sandy Soil, Loamy Soil, Drought/Dry SoilSoil Moisture: Dry, Average, Well DrainingAdvantages: Easy To Grow, Attract Butterflies, Bee Friendly, Pest / Disease Resistant, Low Maintenance, Good For Cut Flowers, Good For Containers, Extended Bloom Time (more than 4 weeks), Great For Mass PlantingsTHE COSMOS CRAZEThe Cosmos Craze: New rage for an old favorite. When it comes to annuals, probably no plant adds more color than cosmos. Your grandmother grew it, today states plant masses along roadsides, and everybody loves it. (Birds love it too, especially goldfinches.) But there’s always been one big problem–it’s tall, sometimes very tall–up to 6 or 7 feet.In the right setting, say a wildflower meadow in late summer, nothing’s more beautiful than a sea of these big ferny plants waving in the wind, loaded with big blooms in pink, white and maroon. But in gardens, most people prefer shorter flowers. So for awhile, some relegated the “tall” cosmos to the group that’s usually called “old fashioned flowers”–beautiful, surely, but a bit tall and rangy for our more sophisticated flower borders today.Enter the hybridizers. With all that color and such ease of care to work with, they have had a heyday with cosmos. Today, there are all sorts of variations on the originals, some with new-style flowers, and others with simply the classic blooms on shorter plants. All require full sun, and are among the simplest plants on the planet to grow from seed. By the way, even the seeds of cosmos are distinctive; they look like miniature pine needles.The originals are wildflowers, of course, and are native to our own southwest and more commonly, Mexico. This tells you cosmos don’t mind hot dry, conditions. In fact, some consider cosmos desert plants. But they’re incredibly adaptable. And ever since some plant explorer gathered seeds from the rocky wilds of Mexico and transplanted them into “good garden soil,” the world has known that they not only thrive, but enjoy our loamy, well-watered gardens. And if they’re not fertilized too much, they rapidly develop into large branching plants with deep green fern-like leaves. If you have a dry season, cosmos plants don’t care, and revert to their drought-tolerant roots. Best of all, no matter where they’re growing, they cover themselves with more and more wide (up to 4″) daisy-like blooms from midsummer on. Only a hard frost stops the cosmos parade. They’re fantastic as a blooming screen, or a background for shorter plants. And the big bonus: a grandstand of this garden classic in late summer can provide months of long-stemmed cut flowers for a whole neighborhood. The Originals. There are scores of native cosmos species, most all native to the Americas, but there are only two that have entered our gardens in a big way:1. Cosmos bipinnatus, the big one. This is the granddaddy of them all. Hailing from Mexico, it’s one of the few wildflowers that is so beautiful it was taken into gardens long ago just as it is in the wild. The old name for this garden classic is simply “Wild Cosmos”, “Cosmos Sensation,” or “Sensation Mix,” since the seeds always produce plants blooming in pastel pink, white, and deep red or maroon, all with bright yellow centers. These are the tall, (to 6 or 7 ft.) graceful cosmos plants of your grandmother’s garden.2. Cosmos sulphureus, the other cosmos. This one’s shorter, with more bushy plants and somewhat smaller yellow (to orange) semi-double flowers. It’s often called “Sulphur Cosmos” or “Orange Cosmos,” and an old variety with particularly glowing orange blooms is called “Bright Lights.” The flowers of these often remind me of open-style marigolds on larger plants.The New Cosmos. Today, the old standard “mixture” flowers of C. bipinnatus have been segregated, and the plants grow from only 3 to 5 feet. So if you particularly like the old pastel pinks, there’s “Pinkie,” for the pure white, “Purity,” and for the old deep rose or maroon, “Radiance.” Even though the plants are shorter, all the flowers are still big and beautiful with the familiar bright yellow centers. And this new group doesn’t stop with the old basic colors. “Gloria” is a beauty in pink with red-flared centers. And “Daydream” gives you the old pastel pink, but with a darker center flare and darker pink veins all through the petals.If 3-5 feet is still too tall for you, choose the “Dwarf Cosmos Mix” which gives you all three of the old mixture colors at just 2 to 4 ft. And yes, the flowers are still full size.Want more variety? Pick “Dazzler” and enjoy unique blunt-tipped daisies in true red, still with the dazzling yellow center, on plants to 5 ft. Then there’s the most unusual of all, “Seashells,” a big hit with cosmos lovers–its hot pink petals are curled upward at the edges, giving the blooms a frilly look.And here’s my favorite: “Picotee.” It gives you full-size daisy blooms in white with the end of each petal looking as though it’s been dipped into a rich red paint–and all that jazz is on plants never over 4 feet. This one, like all the others, creates spectacular color in the garden, and even more in a vase.How to Plant & Grow Cosmos Flowers from SeedsThis Mexico native is one of the simplest flowers to grow, and they are suitable for all zones. Since they reseed themselves easily, they make perfect additions to wildflower meadows or naturalized areas. Children will love planting their cosmos seeds and watching them grow taller than they are!Sow your Cosmos seeds in the full sun to partial shade. As cosmos flowers are very adaptable, they can thrive in average to poor soil quality, and they are tolerant to dry conditions. Scatter cosmos seeds outdoors after there is no longer a danger for frost. Seeds can be covered ¼ inch since they do not need light to germinate. Germination will usually occur in just 3 to 5 days, but it can take up to 2 weeks.Once started, cosmoses require virtually no attention. You can add a general purpose fertilizer once or twice a season. If a plant grows very tall and is not planted in a wind protected area, it may require staking. If you want blooms all summer long, dead head the old blooms.SEED STORING Store your seeds in a cool, dry and dark location. Most seeds have a long shelf life, but heat and moisture will cut that life short. Dedicate a drawer or cabinet to storing your seeds where you can also house your gardening journal close at hand for dreaming, planning and preparing. WE SHIP FAST & FREE!Your orders ship the next business date after payment via US mail. NO TRACKING. 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