Cosmos - Sensation Blend

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The Cosmos Sensation Blend,' Cosmos bipinnatus', is just what its name implies, a sensation. The Sensation Blend is a tall, colorful, wild, cheerful plant that blooms all summer. This Cosmos is tall and covered with large 3 to 4 inch white, pink, rose, and crimson flowers. Cosmos begin blooming 10 weeks after seeding and bloom from summer to first fall frost. They like the shorter days of fall and will often bloom even stronger than they do in the summer. The Sensation Blend Cosmos prefer full sun, but they can withstand a little shade. They will thrive in average garden soils. Do not over fertilize or over water. Plant this Cosmos in the spring after the last average frost date. They are excellent colorful bedding plants for low maintenance, dry areas and are great for cut flowers. They attract hummingbirds and butterflies. ... additional info

Nierembergia - Purple Robe The Nierembergia Purple Robe (Dwarf Cupflower), 'Nierembergia hippomanica', is a wonderful plant either as a perennial in Zones 7 or warmer, or as an annual everywhere else. The Purple Robe is smothered with hundreds of dainty saucer-shaped flowers during the summer. The flowers are a very deep blue/violet and are saucer shaped with a 1 inch radius. This Nierembergia blooms late spring to early fall. The Purple Robe is very easy to grow. In very hot summer locations, light shade is preferred. These plants like light, moist, well drained soils. Shear into mound shape for continuous bloom. Plant in early spring, 2 to 4 weeks before last average frost date. or in early fall if grown as a perennial. Purple Robes are used as an edging plant, in rock gardens, or in containers/window boxes.