{"product_id":"cosmos-kiiro-copy","title":"Cosmos Day Dream","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCosmos Day Dream is one of those flowers that seems to do everything right: it copes with heat better than most cosmos, produces armfuls of blooms, and looks after the bees at the same time. The flowers themselves are a sweet, pale pink with deeper rose throats, held on tall, upright plants that throw up an abundance of long stems perfect for picking.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCosmos has a well-earned reputation as one of the most productive cut flowers you can grow, and Day Dream lives up to that. The more you cut, the more it flowers, so a single row can keep you in fresh blooms for the house right through summer. If you'd rather leave some blooms in the garden, bees and other beneficial insects will make good use of them, so it's a flower that works just as hard for the garden ecosystem as it does for the vase.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecause the plants grow tall and upright with plenty of long stems, Day Dream suits the back of a border as well as a dedicated cutting patch, and its heat tolerance makes it a reliable performer through a New Zealand summer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrowing Cosmos Day Dream\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSow from September through to January at a germination temperature of 18-24°C, with seedlings appearing quickly, in just 5-10 days. Plants reach maturity 75-90 days from transplant and grow to 70-90cm tall. Choose a sunny position and pick regularly to keep the flowers coming.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003eTransplant is recommended. Start seeds indoors 5–7 weeks before the last frost date. Sow into preferred seedling container and harden off seedlings 5-7 weeks later, planting out after the danger of frost has passed. Seeds can also be sown directly into well-drained soil after the danger of frost has passed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCosmos prefers full sun and thrives in average to poor soil without excessive fertilisation, which can cause more foliage than blooms. Plant out seedlings with sufficient space to grow, or thin seedlings if direct sown. Pinching is recommended to encourage branching and deadhead regularly to prolong blooming.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kings Seeds NZ","offers":[{"title":"100 seeds","offer_id":49214774509876,"sku":"F1465.pkt","price":4.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0729\/0555\/6276\/files\/F1465-W.png?v=1785115885","url":"https:\/\/www.kingsseeds.co.nz\/products\/cosmos-kiiro-copy","provider":"Kings Seeds NZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}