Edimentals is a new term for growing flowers and vegetables together. Gardens today are often too small to have a separate ‘veg patch.’
21.06.2024 - 16:01 / gardenerspath.com / Lorna Kring
When and How to Fertilize Cosmos Flowers
With effortless elegance, cosmos plants add an abundance of brightly colored flowers to the summer garden.
These sparkling annuals are the epitome of low-maintenance, putting on long-lasting floral displays with little effort from the gardener, hardly any water, and minimal fertilizing!
Pollinators love the flat or cupped flowers, and the plants self-seed readily, creating attractive stands of cheerful maroon, orange, pink, scarlet, white, and yellow blooms that return the following year.
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The flowers are a bright and satisfying choice for beds, borders, and containers, and their drought tolerance make them an excellent choice for arid areas, xeriscapes, and water-wise gardens as well.
You may have heard that these hearty annuals don’t require any fertilizing, which is mostly true – but you’ll find that there’s always an exception to general “rules” like this one.
If you’re ready for a bubbly display of brilliant, bright colors, let’s look at the complete answer to whether cosmos plants need fertilizing!
Here’s what you’ll find ahead:
Cosmos FundamentalsThe Cosmos genus contains a number of different species, and the most commonly grown garden varieties are from two Mexican species – C. sulphereuswith orange and yellow flowers, and the mauve, pink, and red-flowered C. bipinnatus.
As low maintenance annuals with brightly colored flowers and tough characters, their hearty nature make them a favorite for gardens as well as for floral arrangements.
These plants need a full sun location in well-draining soil with average to poor fertility, and a slightly acidic to slightly
Edimentals is a new term for growing flowers and vegetables together. Gardens today are often too small to have a separate ‘veg patch.’
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Image: Hampton Court Flower Festival. Credit: RHS
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The beauty of the brightly-hued daisy-like cosmos flower is undisputed, but is there something more to it? What sets this blossom apart in the far-reaching world of blooms? Read on to find out the meaning of the Cosmos flower and why everyone should grow it!
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