Rose Bon Bon - double click Annual Cosmos Flower Seeds - West Coast Seeds - FL2028A

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Cosmos bipinnatus. Yes, it's a Cosmos! Rose Bon Bon cosmos seeds are a new Fleuroselect Award winning variety from France, and part of the Double Click Cosmos series. Fully double flowers appear in soft rose pink on easy-to-grow, medium sized plants. Height to 1.2m (4'). This exquisite annual makes a wonderful cut flower, with petals almost as curled as Dianthus. Rose Bonbon really stood out for us at the All American Selections flower trials this past summer in Ontario. Major "Wow" factor!

Annual

• Annual
• Award winning variety from France
• Fully double, soft rose pink flowers
• Medium sized plants to 1.2m (4') high
• Easy to grow

All About Rose Bon Bon

Latin:

Cosmos bipinnatus & C. sulfureus
Family: Asteraceae

Difficulty:

Very easy

Season & Zone

Exposure: Full sun

Timing

Direct sow after the last frost date. Several sowings will result in a very long bloom period. Cosmos can also be started indoors in late winter for transplanting after last frost, once daytime temperatures are above 10°C (50°F). Seeds will sprout in 3-10 days. Optimal temperature for germination: 21-25°C (70-75°F).

Starting

Sow seeds very shallowly only a few millimetres (1/8") deep. Thin or transplant to 20-25cm (8-10") apart.

Growing

Most varieties can get quite tall, and in exposed or windy gardens can benefit from staking or trellis netting laid horizontally over the bed for the stems to grow through before blooming. Deadhead and cut for bouquets regularly to extend the bloom period.