About this variety
What to expect from Sensation Mixed Colors
Sensation Mixed Colors Garden cosmos seeds produce mixed bloom on 37–48 in upright/erect plants. Annual growth and Summer/Fall bloom make it useful for meadow-style color, cut flowers, low-input sunny beds, and pollinator use.
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Sensation Mixed Colors Garden cosmos seeds produce mixed bloom on 37–48 in upright/erect plants. Annual growth and Summer/Fall bloom make it useful for meadow-style color, cut flowers, low-input sunny beds, and pollinator use. Sensation Mixed Colors carries large, daisy-like pink, rose, carmine, and white flowers above airy, fern-like foliage.
About Sensation Mixed Colors
Sensation Mixed Colors is an annual garden cosmos with mixed color, 37–48 in mature height or spread, and an upright/erect habit. Harvest form or size: Flower or head form characteristic of Sensation Mixed Colors; mature plant 37–48 in. Botanically it is Cosmos bipinnatus. Maturity or first bloom: 70-79 Days; germination: 7-14 Days at 65–80 °F. Best for meadow-style color, cut flowers, low-input sunny beds, and pollinator use. Grown for ornamental or habitat use rather than as a food crop.
History and provenance
Garden cosmos and sulphur cosmos come from Mexico and neighboring parts of the Americas. They became widely grown annual flowers because direct-sown plants flower freely in sun and modest soil. Cultivar names distinguish color, stature, and petal form, but available evidence does not assign a breeder or release date where the public record is incomplete. A complete public breeder or release record for the named Sensation Mixed Colors strain has not been located. The cultivar name is retained, but no person, community, date, or place of origin is assigned without reliable documentation.
Growing facts
| Scientific name | Cosmos bipinnatus |
|---|---|
| Life cycle | Annual |
| Maturity / first bloom | 70-79 Days |
| Germination | 7-14 Days at 65–80 °F |
| Seed depth | 1/4 in |
| Plant height / spread | 37–48 in |
| Growth habit | Upright/Erect |
| Spacing | 12 in between plants; 18 in between rows |
| Sunlight | Full sun |
| Soil | Loamy; pH 6.0–6.5 |
| Water | Drought tolerant |
| Support | No-Support |
Starting Sensation Mixed Colors from seed
How to grow Sensation Mixed Colors Garden cosmos
Botanical identity: Cosmos bipinnatus. Life cycle: Annual.
Sow 1/4 in and use a seed-zone temperature near 65–80 °F. Expected emergence: 7-14 Days. Use clean seed-starting conditions, the listed depth and temperature, and steady moisture without saturation.
Plant during Late Spring. Space plants 12 in apart with 18 in between rows or planting bands.
Provide Full sun, drought tolerant water, and loamy near pH 6.0–6.5. Support: No-Support.
Garden performance and care
For a longer display of Sensation Mixed Colors, remove spent blooms unless seed is being saved. Give the plant its listed spacing, cut flowers with clean tools, and leave selected heads to mature fully for seed. Expected emergence is 7-14 Days; the listed maturity or bloom timing is 70-79 Days.
Harvest, bloom, and uses
Sensation Mixed Colors is suited to meadow-style color, cut flowers, low-input sunny beds, and pollinator use. Its mixed flowers and 37–48 in stature help determine whether it belongs in a border, cutting row, container, meadow edge, or restoration-style planting. Grown for ornamental or habitat use rather than as a food crop.
Saving seed
Sensation Mixed Colors contains more than one genetic line or species. Seed collected from the planting will not reproduce the original packet proportions. If saving seed, identify species separately, prevent unwanted crossing where possible, harvest only fully mature seed, dry thoroughly, and label each lot by species, year, and source.
Common problems
Common concerns: damping-off from saturated media; poor emergence from wrong temperature or depth; leggy seedlings from weak light; crowding and weak airflow; lodging in wind or rain; feeding damage from slugs, caterpillars, beetles, or mammals; foliar disease under prolonged leaf wetness. Management: use clean media, the sowing depth and temperature, strong light, appropriate thinning, and morning irrigation at soil level. Match support to plant height before wind becomes a problem. Inspect regularly and use the least disruptive control appropriate to the pest, plant, and pollinator setting. Remove diseased debris and rotate annual flower beds where recurring disease is severe.
Frequently asked questions
When is Sensation Mixed Colors ready?
70-79 Days from sowing to the primary bloom or market stage used for the listed maturity range
How long does germination take?
Expect 7-14 Days near 65–80 °F; actual emergence changes with moisture, seed condition, and soil temperature.
How large does it grow?
About 37–48 in with an upright/erect habit. Support: No-Support.
Can it grow in a container?
Possible in a large container, raised bed, or in-ground planting with room for the mature plant
How is it used?
Primary role: Meadow-style color, cut flowers, low-input sunny beds, and pollinator use. Grown for ornamental or habitat use rather than as a food crop.
Can I save seed?
Yes where the crop biology allows, but keep compatible varieties isolated, use several healthy plants, wait for full seed maturity, dry thoroughly, and label the lot.
Minimum Seed Count: 40 seeds
