Color
Cranberry RedDays to cut
75–90 daysStatus
tryingTall plants with strong stems support fully double and semidouble blooms 2–3" across. The deep color adds richness to cut-flower arrangements.
How it grows
Germination
- Days to germ.
- 7–21 d
- Soil temp
- 68–75 °F
- Depth
- 0.125 in
- Light for germ
- light
Culture
- Days to maturity
- 75–90 d
- Spacing
- 4–12 in
- Height
- 36–60 in
- Sun
- Sun
- Frost
- Tender; foliage will die back with first autumn frost · tender
Harvest
- Cut stage
- Petals just opening, but not yet flattened.
- Vase life
- 5–7 d
- Notes
- Deadheading is required to have blooms all summer.
Trials
No trials yet.
Other Observations
Notes not filed against a sowing. Everything else sits with its trial above.
No loose observations — every note belongs to a sowing.
This variety’s year
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Sow indoorsApr 2 – Apr 23
Outdoor / directMay 21 – Jun 18
Bloom (from indoor)May 21 – Jun 14
Bloom (from outdoor)Aug 2 – Sep 18
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Species overview
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Pink · White · Dark PinkNo photograph yetCosmos ‘Cupcake Blush’
‘Cupcake Blush’
Light PinkNo photograph yetCosmos ‘Double Click Rose Bon Bon’
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Rose PinkNo photograph yetCosmos ‘Double Click Snow Puff’
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WhiteNo photograph yetCosmos ‘Rubenza’
‘Rubenza’
Dark Red