Double Butterfly Cosmos – Rose Bon Bon – Cosmos bipinnatus Annual Open Pollinated. Extra fancy, uniformly double blossoms packed with frilled petals in a rich romantic rose. This exceptionally beautiful and carefree new cosmos produces 3″ flowers that bloom repeat on long stems. Annual, summer/fall bloom, frost tender, and reaches a height of 3′ – 4′. Soil & Water: Prefers well worked garden soil in full sun. Mature plants can handle dry conditions, but young plants must receive sufficient moisture to establish. Planting & Growing: Sow indoors or outside if conditions allow.
Variety Details
Botanical name:Cosmos bipinnatus
Plant type: Annual
Growth habit: Upright
Crop category: Flower seed
Flower character: Double Butterfly Cosmos – Rose Bon Bon – Cosmos bipinnatus Annual Open Pollinated.
Recorded feature: Does Not Require Support
Product format: Seed packet
Sowing & Growing
Soil Temperature: above 50°F
Planting Depth: 1/2″
Germination: 7-10 Days
Height At Maturity: 3-4′
Sun/Shade: Full Sun
Spacing After Thinning: 8″
Prepare a weed-reduced seedbed for ‘Rose Bon Bon’ Double Butterfly Cosmos and use the recorded planting season, depth, and light requirements. Press shallow-sown seed into good soil contact and keep the seed zone from drying during establishment. Thin or transplant only when the growth habit and spacing call for it. Leave enough room for mature width and air movement. Bloom timing and final height can shift with sowing date, climate, soil, moisture, and competition, so use listed figures as planning ranges.
Space seed 1-2 inches apart and 1/2″ deep.
Place ‘Rose Bon Bon’ Double Butterfly Cosmos where its recorded height and growth habit fit the surrounding planting. Shorter companions can be positioned toward bed edges, while taller stems need room where they will not shade small seedlings too early. If cutting flowers, harvest with clean tools at the stage appropriate to the bloom form. If leaving flowers in place, observe how bloom sequence changes through the season and record which sowing date performed best at the site.
