Cut Flower Cosmos Double Dutch Seedling Pack

Cosmos bipinnatus

Cut Flower Cosmos seedlings, grown in Marlborough by Gray Floral and shipping NZ wide.

Cosmos are amazing cut and come again flowers, and are brilliant in the home garden or as part of a cutting patch. This is our last Cosmos release for the season, and these plants should see you through until the first frosts! Perfect for replacing gaps in a tired mid summer patch, and giving a fresh flush of flowers in late summer. Harvesting blooms encourages more to grow!

Double Dutch in our trials has given a broad mix of fully double, frilled and seashell flowers, and variation in the shades of white and pink. We've included a range of pictures to give an idea of what to expect from this mix. 

Please note - Cosmos are frost tender, if you live in an area which experiences early frosts, you are likely to be harvesting less blooms from these plants than an area which has a later first frost date. 

Pack of 6 Cosmos Double Dutch plants, standard shipping included. If you are rural, please select the rural option at checkout to avoid delays in processing your order. 

Height: 1m+

Spacing: 20-30cm

Pinching: Pinching is key when it comes to getting the most from your Cosmos plants. Pinch out the growth tip, leaving at least 3 sets of leaves to encourage branching from the outset. If pinching terrifies you, leave us a message in the order notes and we can do this for you!

Harvest: Cosmos can be harvested once the first bud is coloured and cracking open for maximum vase life, once the flower has opened it is a race against the bees, as once they have pollinated the flower the vase life will reduce. 

Vase life: 5-7 days

All our seedlings are grown in a custom cut flower mix which contains Trichoderma to assist in healthy root development and resistance to root pathogens. To give your seedlings the best start in your garden we recommend soaking them in a weak seaweed feed (or one of our "Seedling Shots" before planting. 

We are proud to be partnering with Sustaina Grow to package our seedlings in a wool wrap that maintains moisture and protects the seedlings in transit. On arrival, take your plants out of the box and give them a good drink of water - you can leave them wrapped in the wool to do this! When you're ready to plant or pot on you can unwrap the seedlings, but they will happily spend a couple of days in their wool blanket before planting.

This wool liner makes a wonderful mulch mat that can be used with your seedlings or around any plant in your garden. Everything apart from labels (which we hope you'll use in the garden and time and time again) and stickers are compostable, in an effort to keep our shipping sustainable for the environment.