Sensation Mix Cosmos Mixture Flower, 1936 Heirloom

• A True Heirloom: An All-America Selections winner since 1937, preserved for generations for its reliability and beauty.
• Thrives on Neglect: Unlike most flowers, these actually perform better in lean, poor-quality soil.
• Pollinator Paradise: A top-tier choice for attracting bees, butterflies, and even hummingbirds with its easily accessible nectar.
• Non-Stop Blooms: The more you harvest these long-stemmed beauties for bouquets, the more flowers the plant produces!
• Effortless Height: Reaches up to 4–5 feet, making it the perfect "backdrop" plant for garden fences and borders.

The Sensation Mix is the ultimate "set it and forget it" flower. If you have a corner of your yard where the soil is too sandy or rocky for other plants, Cosmos will thrive there. In fact, rich soil or too much fertilizer will actually result in more leaves and fewer flowers, making it the perfect low-cost, high-reward addition to your garden.

Its airy, ethereal texture adds movement to the garden, swaying gracefully in the breeze. For the floral designer, these are indispensable, providing a romantic, "just-picked" look to any summer arrangement.

1. Sowing: Direct sow outdoors once the soil has warmed. Cosmos are sensitive to frost, so wait until late spring.
2. Depth: Plant seeds 1/4 inch deep.
3. The "Lean" Rule: Do not add compost or fertilizer to the planting area. These flowers prefer "hungry" soil to produce the best bloom show.
4. Spacing: Space plants 12–18 inches apart. They grow tall and wide, so they appreciate the elbow room!
5. Staking: Because of their height, they may benefit from staking or being planted against a fence to protect them from heavy winds.