Cosmos Seeds - Fizzy White

BOTANICAL NAME

Cosmos bipinnatus

LIFE CYCLE

• Annual

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

• Full Sun

BLOOM SEASON

• Summer through Fall

GROWTH HABIT

• Base-Branching
• Upright

PLANT HEIGHT

• 36 to 48 inches

COLOR

• White

Semi-double to double blooms in clear-white with crimped petals and tufted centers help set Cosmos Fizzy White apart from the others. Tall, well-branched plants are excellent for cut flowers, borders, and summer displays. Though Fizzy White looks dainty, it's a powerhouse of heat- and drought-tolerance, thriving in poor soils. Deadhead to extend bloom or let a few flowers go to seed for self-sowing.

• • An excellent cut flower to create fresh, summer displays
• • Pinch once at 8 to 10 in for extra branching; deadhead to prolong bloom
• • Sow successively for continuous blooms

PLANTING SEASON

• Spring

SOWING METHOD

• Direct Sow
• Start Indoors

PLANTING DEPTH

• 1/4 inch

WATER NEEDS

• Average

PLANT SPACING

• 12 to 18 inches

HARDINESS ZONES

• N/A - Annual