Love It! Cosmos Day Dream

Cosmos is very easy to grow, and especially when the flowers are as pretty as this one, it's like hitting a jackpot.

Two months, or 65 days to be exact, after seeding, the first flower has just opened.  I love the color so much <3

Cosmos - Day Dream Update

I procrastinated - again - to make entries, but I've been taking pictures of my plants :)  (Thank goodness!)

Here, I am showing the progress that my Cosmos has made in the last several weeks.  But then, I wonder if this is better than frequent updates so you can see more pictures in one entry?

 About 2 weeks after the seedlings emerged, I transplanted them in the ground, in my backyard flower bed where the soil is sandy.  I divided seedlings and planted them in slightly different conditioned spots of the same flower bed.  (Location 1: more sun)

 (Location 2: more shades)

 About a month after transplant, Cosmos in Location 2 started to show buds.  Location 1 is about the same height as these, but I don't see a bud yet.

Cosmos - Day Dream

Actually, I grew Cosmos already, but I didn't keep any record.  So, here I go again, and this time, I will blog about it.  Last time, I grew ordinary, Pink-Red-White ones and dwarf Yellow-Orange kind, but this time, I will grow "Day Dream".

These are the seeds.  Pretty large and easy to see (believe me, tiny seeds are quite hard to plant because I can't see where they are on the soil) - I seeded 4 of them at this time.

7 days after seeding, the first seedling emerged.

In 2 weeks after seeding, all 4 seedlings sprouted out. They look happy with the "Banzai" pose :)

SEED INFORMATION:

Seeds I bought: Thompson & Morgan's Cosmos: Daydream

Seeds bought from: Thompson & Morgan

Origination of the seeds: Holland, Packed in UK

According to the package:

*  Days to germination: 7-14 days - Mine took about 7 days to germinate

*  Days to bloom: N/A

*  Plant height: 36 inches

*  Grows best: Full Sun

*  Recommended planting season for San Diego: Unknown - I planted in February.