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Growing cosmos plant is too easy


Flowers can give you much mind satisfaction. peoples could have hobby about gardening it is very common. You can grow cosmos plant to your garden because it is much easier to grow and care. Cosmos are bowl or open cup shaped flower which would happy you in every morning. It is an annual flower and it contains high stem. Cosmos are also called showy flower. Spanish priests grow cosmos to their mission garden in the city Mexico.

Kingdom :    Plantae

Order :    Asterales

Family:    Asteraceae

Subfamily:    Asteroideae

Tribe:    Coreopsideae

Genus:    Cosmos

Cultivation of Plant

  •     You can grow the cosmos into pots with a good seed starting mixture. Seedlings grow first and then turn them into 5 inch pots as soon as they are three to four inches tall
  •     After winter plant seeds grow into moist, well drained soil about 1 to 4 inches deep and 12 to 18 inches apart.
  •     Cosmos plant can tolerate only the warm and dry weather.So be aware to grow it after frost.
  •     Cosmos may grow up to 18 to 60 inches tall & it depends on the type of Cosmos flower. But it is sure that it obviously contain a high stem.
  •     It may takes few weeks to bloom first, about 7 weeks, if you grow it from seed would continue before the next winter come back.

Caring of Plant
  •     To prlong your cosmos plant you need to eradicate dead or faded flowers.
  •     You also need to bind the stem with a stick or staking should be done for extreme tall plants.
  •     Obviously care that plant gets water sufficient but make sure don't over water the plant coz it can lead to plants with fewer flowers.
  •     Cosmos plant grow from their self seed that's why it may become weedy sometimes, so remember to check.

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