Cosmos 'Apricotta' Seeds

Sow March to June under cover or in pots, or April to June direct outdoors. Seedlings usually appear in 7–14 days. Watering: moderate watering; drought tolerant once established.

Cosmos seeds should be sown about 1cm deep, just covered with soil, whether indoors or directly outdoors. This depth helps retain moisture while allowing seedlings to break through easily.

Taller cosmos varieties benefit from staking to prevent the stems from flopping during wet or windy weather. Shorter varieties usually don’t need support.

Yes, cosmos seed heads dry out naturally on the plant by late autumn. You can harvest and store them to sow in the spring, making it easy to grow cosmos year after year.

Yes — this is a straightforward packet to give, and what makes it work as a gift is mostly timing. Sowing runs March to June, so a packet given inside that window can go straight in, and one given outside it keeps perfectly well until the season comes round.

There are approximately 40 seeds in the packet. On effort it looks after itself, which matters if you are giving it to someone new to growing. It suits beds, pots and pollinator-friendly gardens, so it works for a small space as well as a garden.