Cosmos - Dwarf Sulphur (Cosmos sulphureus) Sulphur Gold Dwarf Lemon Cosmos Wildflowers Flower
Cosmos - Dwarf Sulphur (Cosmos sulphureus) Sulphur Gold Dwarf Lemon Cosmos Wildflowers Flower
Annual
Height 18 to 30 in
Beautiful bright golden blooms! Sulphur Cosmos, also known as Dwarf Lemon, Dwarf Gold and Orange Cosmos, is a favourite for flower-pressing crafts. Lemon Dwarf produces shorter bushier plants with smaller marigold-like golden yellow to orange semi double blooms. Dwarf Gold is more compact than its taller flowering cousins.
Cosmos that can be sown outside in early spring or after last frost, and is one of the best flowers for xeriscaping. This Cosmos variety features attractive finely-cut feathery apple green foliage and semi-double orangey yellow blooms. This variety blooms all summer long into the late fall.
Dwarf Gold Cosmos is also a great choice for mass plantings along walkways and at the front of borders. Cosmos is great for window boxes and container planting. Cosmos is a low maintenance plant with brightly coloured flowers that attract hummingbirds, butterflies and bees, and resists heat and drought. Excellent choice for cutting gardens and make fantastic long stemmed cut flowers. Great for borders, cottage style gardens and meadows.
- Full sun/ part sun
- Thrives in average to poor soil
- Direct sow as soon as soil is warm (late spring); seeds can be sown at any time before midsummer for extended blooming period
- OR start indoors early spring, sow seeds 1/16 in deep; cover seed lightly and transplant out after frost danger
- Germination Time: 14 to 21 Days @ 20C
- Attracts butterflies and bees
- Harvest seeds: at the end of the season and after blooms die down harvest seeds when the top of the pod is hard (and pointy) to the touch
- Seed Count: 1 gr