SPERLI Schmuckkörbchen Mix Dreams

Light, bowl-shaped flowers in many colours above finely feathered foliage: cosmos grows 60 to 80 cm tall and flowers from July to October.

The story

Origins & history

Cosmos comes from Mexico. At the end of the 18th century it reached Europe by way of Spain. Its name goes back to the Greek ‘kosmos’ – order and adornment – while the epithet ‘bipinnatus’ describes its twice-feathered leaves.

Uses

In the border it forms airy, colourful islands; in a container it brings summer lightness to patio and balcony, well supplied with Blumenerde Balkon & Blühpflanzen (balcony and flowering plant compost) and Balkonkasten-Dünger (window box fertiliser). As a cut flower it gives every bouquet a sense of movement. It thrives in sun or partial shade.

Meaning

The name links the flower to the Greek word for the ordered world, from which ‘cosmos’ and ‘cosmetics’ also derive. Its evenly arranged petals seem like a small emblem of harmony.

A thought for giving

Cosmos takes two to three weeks to germinate and then looks so light, as if it had cost no effort at all. Behind every lightness lies a patient beginning.

At a glance

• Contents: 1 packet for approx. 35 plants
• Botanical name: Cosmos bipinnatus
• Life cycle: annual
• Height: 60–80 cm
• Position: sunny, partial shade
• Suitable for containers: yes (container, pot)
• Sow indoors: March–April
• Sow outdoors: May–June
• Flowering: July–October
• Sowing depth: 0.5–1 cm
• Germination temperature: 16–18 °C
• Germination time: 14–21 days
• Plant spacing: 30 cm
• Row spacing: 40 cm
• Seed type: loose seed
• Cut flower: yes

How to sow

1. Sow in the Premium-Anzuchtplatte (propagation tray) from March to April, or sow directly outdoors in May and June.
2. Sow the seeds 0.5 to 1 cm deep.
3. At 16 to 18 °C they germinate in 14 to 21 days.
4. After the last frosts, plant out in sun or partial shade, 30 cm apart in the row with 40 cm between rows.

Delivery time: 1–2 weeks. Manufacturer: SPERLI GmbH. Seeds, not a plant – the image shows the original packet.

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