"Large, single flowers with yellow center bloom from midsummer on. Easy to grow. Graceful for backgrounds, borders and bouquets, with seed heads that attract birds. Tolerates poor soil and hot, humid conditions. Height 4 feet.
GARDEN HINTS: For earlier bloom, plant seeds indoors about 6-8 weeks before outdoor planting time. Cultivate or mulch to control weeds. "
Average Customer Rating:
4.8 out of 5
4 of 4 (100%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.
huge cosmo,
August 3, 2009 Submitted bybandytbd from Nashville, Tn
"my wife purchased a pack of cosmo sensation seeds. I went ahead and planted them for her. I have never been a fan of planting annuals so I did it only for her. But let me say these plants are huge we have one approaching 8' tall. Really neat plant she is dying to see the blooms, we have 14 plants and only used half of the package."
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Small Garden
Gardening skill:
Moderately skilled
State of residence:
TN
Types of plants:
Perennials
Gardening experience:
5-10 years
Reclassify as Annual Trees!,
January 24, 2009 Submitted byGardenGirl88 from Twin Valley, MN
"I'm not sure if it was my garden or just optimum growing conditions, but these things went completely crazy in my '08 garden!
I had cosmos that were about 6 feet tall and loaded with blooms. I had a fresh bouquet in the house every couple of days with no end until our hard frost. But, if I had known they would take over, I never would have planted them in my veggie garden. It was like walking through a jungle!
I am planting them again this year, but in another garden as a divider between veggies that don't get along. They can grow to their heart's content there!!"
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Large Garden
Gardening skill:
Very skilled
State of residence:
MN
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
10+ years
Willowy wonders,
October 19, 2008 Submitted byRaemar from Williamsport, Pa
"I live in Pa. and have these flowers in front of my house in full sun. The ones from this year are approximately 6 to7 feet tall. I'm 5 feet tall and these are conciderably over my head. The flowers are still blooming (it's mid Oct.) and we've had frost. I don't know if I've just picked the right spot, but these flowers don't quit. Next year I'm adding some of the other varieties of cosmos and see how they do. Wouldn't start the spring without planting these seeds!!!"
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Small Garden
State of residence:
PA
Types of plants:
Flowers
Gardening experience:
5-10 years
Fascinating Foliage!,
November 18, 2006 Submitted byElyse from Tuxedo, NY
Plant performance:
4
out of 5
Appearance:
4
out of 5
"I started some Sensation Mix Cosmos from seed indoors in April this year (2006) and transplanted four of them in mid-June when they had grown to about seven inches in height. I transplanted them to an edge flower garden in a mixture of compost and peat on the south/southeast side of my house. On average this area gets about eight hours of sunlight a day in the summer. There is a large hill behind my house that shades the yard from mid-afternoon into the evening.
Despite the limited sunlight in this area, by July, these cosmos were enormous! Each main stem was about 1 1/2 to 2 inches thick, and they grew to more than five feet tall. The fern-like foliage was absolutely beautiful! These cosmos took up quite a bit of space, growing to about four to five feet in diameter.
Once these cosmos start growing, they become very sturdy. They started leaning at first when they began to grow, but very soon, little root-like support structures grew out of the stems growing close to the ground to provide extra support.
The only drawback that I found to these plants is that they didn't start blooming for me until mid-September. This is the reason why I gave the plant a four. Otherwise, it would definitely be a five.
Eventually though, these cosmos were covered in flowers and kept flowering well into October. The late blooming could have been due to the limited sunlight though. Two of my neighbors had cosmos that did not bloom until mid-September as well.
However, the beautiful foliage that these cosmos had throughout much of the summer made up for the lack of flowers. There were enough flowers eventually from only the four plants to cut quite a few for vases indoors and to leave quite a few on the plants. The cut cosmos lasted for at least two weeks (sometimes three weeks) inside.
I would try these cosmos again. However, next time, I will transplant them in mid-May to see if they'll bloom sooner. I would recommend these cosmos to anyone who loves to see beautiful plant foliage as much as they love to see beautiful flowers in his or her garden."
5 of 5 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Small Garden
Gardening skill:
Moderately skilled
State of residence:
NY
Types of plants:
Flowers
Gardening experience:
10+ years
