Description
Cupcakes Mixed Cosmos Seeds 5177. Annual.
Approximately 25 seeds per packet. (70 seeds per gram.)
A delightful Cosmos with extra-large, single and semi-double flowers in white and shades of pink up to 12 cm across. Petals are fused together forming a unique bowl shape around a bright yellow centre. Charming plants for any landscape and a butterfly favourite! Blooms mid-summer to frost. Matures to 90 cm garden height.
Quick Seed Details
- Type: Annual Flower
- Height: 90 cm
- Features: Unique bowl shape; extra-large flowers (up to 12 cm); long blooming (mid-summer to frost).
What you need to know to Plant & Grow Cupcakes Mixed Cosmos
Cupcakes Mixed Cosmos offers a novel flower shape and large blooms in classic white and pink, providing season-long colour and a unique texture to the garden.
- Site Selection: Choose a sunny site with well-drained soil.
- Sowing Outdoors: It is preferable to direct seed cosmos in the garden. Sow the seeds 3–6 mm deep in mid to late May.
- Sowing Indoors: For earlier blooming, start indoors 4 weeks before last frost date before planting out.
- Upkeep: Germination occurs in 10–14 days. Thin to 30–40 cm apart when the seedlings are 5–8 cm tall.
Why Cupcakes Mixed Cosmos Belongs in Your Garden
If you’re looking for a sweet Cosmos with a charming twist, the Cupcakes Mixed variety is a perfect choice. It showcases extra-large, bowl-shaped flowers that look almost sculpted—a truly novel form. The soft palette of white and pinks adds a classic, elegant touch, and with blooms lasting from mid-summer all the way to frost, this tall variety provides continuous colour and structural interest. That it is attractive to polinators is just the icing on the cake!
