Too late for cosmos from seed?

[Briony]

I have some seed of new varieties that it didn't get round to sowing as I have been crazily busy, I just wanted them as they keep going until Spetember/October for me after most things have finished. But I realise this would be very late for sowing, what do you think? Is it too late? I could buy small plants instead but they won't be the new varieties.

Also, for white cosmos, I have cosmos 'Purity'. I will be growing it next to some tall Japanese anenomes so I wanted the tallest white cosmos, is this it or is there another option that I didn't find when searching?

[Martin H]

Cosmos will grow and flower in late summer (August) from seed sown now. Actually I sowed some myself yesterday to take over when my first batch starts getting a bit tired.

[Thelma Sanders]

My Purity grows taller than the mixed colour Cosmos that I grow - so think it must be the tallest.

[Briony]

Thanks, I had betetr get sowing then

[WPG]

I'm glad you asked that Briony, I've just sowed some too.

[sparrow100]

I've managed to kill most of my seedlings, so I'm sowing again now too.

[Briony]

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