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Everything from pure white to pure pink to pure red, plus the popular new bi-colors in between.  Plant this mix, and stand back for a huge blaze of bloom!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AMI Production","offers":[{"title":"1\/4 Pound","offer_id":46472233124079,"sku":"AM013068","price":7.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 Pound","offer_id":46472233189615,"sku":"AM013067","price":19.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/9535\/6399\/files\/cosmos-wildflower-seed-mix.jpg?v=1761078723"},{"product_id":"all-annual-bold-color-wildflower-seed-mix","title":"All Annual Bold Color Wildflower Seed Mix","description":"\u003cp\u003ePlant Our\u003cstrong\u003e All Annual Bold Color Wildflower Seed Mix\u003c\/strong\u003e if you're looking for bold, bright blooms that last all summer. This mix features 10 annual wildflowers, including Poppies, Zinnias, Sunflowers, Cosmos, and more. 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This is one of the best for cutting--just imagine a big arrangement in the living room. Like all the others, it's a snap to grow from seed, and you'll have big bloom from midsummer right up until frost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Cosmos Craze: New rage for an old favorite.\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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.  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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.  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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.  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These are the tall, (to 6 or 7 ft.) graceful cosmos plants of your grandmother's garden.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2. \u003cem\u003eCosmos sulphureus,\u003c\/em\u003e the other cosmos.\u003c\/strong\u003e  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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe New Cosmos.\u003c\/strong\u003e Today, the old standard \"mixture\" flowers of \u003cem\u003eC. bipinnatus\u003c\/em\u003e have been segregated, and the plants grow from only 3 to 5 feet.  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However, if you'd prefer the plants lower, choose this strain.  Tall or not so tall, cosmos is one of the finest colormakers in any wildflower meadow and a big favorite for roadside plantings since these large flowers make such a colorful show. It's also one of the best flowers for cutting.  Heavy bloom begins in midsummer and plants and flowers constantly increase until killed by frost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Cosmos Craze: New rage for an old favorite.\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.)  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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.  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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. 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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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnter the hybridizers. \u003c\/strong\u003eWith 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\nThe 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. 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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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2. \u003cem\u003eCosmos sulphureus,\u003c\/em\u003e the other cosmos.\u003c\/strong\u003e  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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe New Cosmos.\u003c\/strong\u003e Today, the old standard \"mixture\" flowers of \u003cem\u003eC. bipinnatus\u003c\/em\u003e have been segregated, and the plants grow from only 3 to 5 feet.  So if you particularly like the old pastel pinks, there's \u003cstrong\u003e\"Pinkie,\"\u003c\/strong\u003e for the pure white, \u003cstrong\u003e\"Purity,\"\u003c\/strong\u003e and for the old deep rose or maroon, \u003cstrong\u003e\"Radiance.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e Even though the plants are shorter, all the flowers are still big and beautiful with the familiar bright yellow centers. 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