Description
Xanthos Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus) captivates with its unique, award-winning blooms of soft yellow petals accented by white centers and edges. This Fleuroselect Novelty and Gold Medal winner is a compact variety, growing just 20″–25″ tall, making it ideal for containers, borders, or smaller gardens. Blooming from summer to frost, Xanthos Cosmos is drought-tolerant, attracts pollinators, and offers charming single and semi-double flowers that brighten any landscape or bouquet. With its early flowering and carefree nature, this variety is a standout choice for gardeners seeking beauty and ease.
Botanical Name: Cosmos bipinnatus
Family: Asteraceae
Native: Mexico and Arizona
Hardiness: Annual
Plant Dimensions: 20″–25″ tall
Variety Information: 2″–2½” soft-yellow blooms with white at the center and petal edges; single petaled and some with a wreath of shorter petals in the center.
Exposure: Full sun
Bloom Period: Summer to frost
Attributes: Attracts Hummingbirds, Attracts Pollinators, Cut Flower, Drought Tolerant
When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 1 to 2 weeks after your average last frost date, and when soil temperature is at least 60°F.
When to Start Inside: 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date.
Days to Emerge: 5–10 Days
Seed Depth: Barely cover
Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 12″
Thinning: When 1″–2″ tall, thin to 1 every 12″
25 seeds.