Mr Fothergills Candy Stripe Cosmos Flower Seeds

Product information

Cosmos Candy Stripe is a stunning variety, known for its large, eye-catching blooms with a delicate pink picotee edge. These flowers have an ethereal quality, appearing to 'float' gracefully amongst the fine, fern-like foliage, creating a truly enchanting effect in any garden setting.

• Borders in Sunny areas
• Instructions for storage - Store in a cool, dry and dark place.
• Flowering period Jun-Oct
• Sow indoors, for surest results, 0.5cm deep, in trays of compost. Water well and place in a warm position, a temperature of 15-20°C. is ideal. Keep moist. Seedlings usually appear in 14-21 days. Transplant seedlings 5cm apart to other trays when large enough to handle. (Always handle by a leaf, never by the stem.) Grow on in cooler, but not cold conditions. Gradually accustom young plants to outside conditions (avoid frosts), before planting out 30cm apart, when frosts are over. Or sow outdoors for ease, where they are to flower, 1.5cm deep into finely prepared soil which has already been watered. Thin seedlings to 30cm apart. Water well until plants are established. Remove dead flowers to prolong flowering season.

Features and benefits

• Large, striking addition to borders
• A half hardy annual, flowers the same year as sown
• Large, picotee flowers will turn heads all summer
• Soft billowing foliage creates an ideal border backdrop