Cosmos bipinnatus

‘Velouette’

PAINTED VELOUETTE COSMOS

Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Velouette’
PAINTED VELOUETTE COSMOS

The blooms of Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Velouette’ are an artistic mix of velvety colours, hand painted stripes and brushed edges.

Artistic mix of velvet red, brush stroked white & hand painted edges

A patch of ‘Velouette’ is endlessly fascinating, as no two flowers are alike.
Blooms vary from pure rich velvet red, through all stages of white brush streaks upon the velvet red, to white blooms stained with velvet red on the edges.

No two artist flowers are alike

As if an artist has practised their brush work across the flowers of red velvet.

Very large blooms

‘Velouette’ really is a show-off, with exceptionally large blooms, as well as the dazzling markings and shadings.

Subtle sweet scent

And the clump wafts a subtle, sweet scent.

Long & spectacular bloomer

Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Velouette’ has a long and constant blooming through summer and autumn, right up till winter.
And the more you cut the more they will bloom.

Big blooms on an elegant bush

‘Velouette’ flowers are impressively large and showy, and borne on an elegantly tall and bushy plant.
Making it ideal for pots, glorious garden displays, as well as commercial cut flower farms.

Flower-power rocket on exceptionally long elegant stems

‘Velouette’ is also remarkable for the number of blooms each plant bears at once, as well as the long duration of flowering, and long flowers stems perfect for cutting.

Superb cut flower & garden display

Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Veloutte’ is highly valued as florist’s a cut flower, as well as for giving a splendid garden display over so many months.
While pretty ferny foliage also adds to a lacy, airy effect.
Flowers are prized for bouquets and arrangements because of the unusual, rich colouring, big blooms, and lonnnngggggg stems.

Hardy & easy to grow

Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Velouette’ is a strong and easy growing Cosmos.

Heat & sun resistant

Plant ‘Velouette’ in Full Sun, though it can also tolerate a little Part Shade, particularly in hot areas.
It is a water-wise, tough and dry hardy grower.
With excellent heat resistance as befits a flower that blooms all through the hottest part of the year till winter.

Quick to bloom after sowing

Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Antiquity’ is quick and easy to raise from seed.
So it will be happily blooming 2-3 months after sowing the seeds –  a great boon to commercial flower farmers.

Low maintenance & self sowing

‘Velouette’ is also a tough, easy, low maintenance annual, which usually self-seeds reliably in the garden each year once you start it.

Tip for best cut flowers

Cut the blooms when the buds are just beginning to unfurl. So you have cut them before the bees have their fun. This helps to extend the vase life of the flowers.

Bee & pollinator magnet

Because the pollen rich centres provide such a long and nourishing food source for essential pollinating insects – bees and all our other other pollen loving flying friends make a “bee-line” for these lovely flowers.

Bring a touch of class plus the bees to the garden

So it is no wonder that Cosmos are traditional companion flowers in all the best (and prettiest) French potagers and orchards.
But ‘Velouette’ adds an extra wow factor.

Sowing tip for commercial flower farmers

Cosmos bloom most heavily when the daylight hours are 14 hours per day or less, unless they are mature before the very long days are upon them.
So for the heaviest and longest blooming crops – get your Cosmos seeds growing early indoors, and have them planted out, well grown and established before mid-summer.
Then sow a later crop of seeds to mature by mid-summer, because these will then crop very heavily during autumn as the day lengths shorten.

Cut & come again

Cosmos really are “cut & come again” plants.
So the more you cut blooms, the more they will produce.
Deadheading any spent blooms will also keep them in vigorous flower production.

Robust in a wide range of soils

Hardy Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Velouette’ prospers in a wide range of soils – from sandy to clay soils, from acid, through neutral, to lime-alkaline pH.
It is best grown (and flowers best) if it is not overfed or over-watered.
So just enough is enough.

Tough growing annual 90cm. High x 50cm. Wide.

SEED SOWING ADVICE: QUICK & EASY

Suits beginners & gardening with kids

Sow any time of year indoors when suitable temperatures are available (20-25°C)
OR
Scatter directly in the garden in spring & early summer.
Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Velouette’ is super fast from seed to flower.

Sow indoors for quick & early plants: First sow the seed in a punnet on surface of good quality seed raising mix.
Then cover the seed to a depth of approx. 6mm.

Now stand the sown punnet in a shallow water bath and allow the moisture to percolate up to the surface of the mix from below.

Drain, then place the moist punnet in a warm, well-lit position position (but not in any direct sunlight).
Covering with a clear plastic lid will help keep the surface consistently moist.

Continue to keep the sown punnet moist.

Temperatures of 20-25°C are best for rapid and optimum germination.

Seedlings emerge in approx. 14-21 days.

Seed Count: 50 seeds per pack approx. 
(We always aim to exceed the stated seed count, and give a generous serve).

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