{"product_id":"cosmos-bipinnatus-dwarf-mix-the-petal-pop","title":"Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Dwarf Mix’ | The Petal Pop","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePurple · Crimson · Pink · White\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAiry, daisy-like flowers dancing on fern-fine foliage all summer\u003c\/strong\u003e. No garden, no greenhouse, no clue required either — that's rather the point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eCosmos 'Dwarf Mix' grow kit is a plastic-free, beginner-friendly planting kit\u003c\/strong\u003e with (almost) everything you need to grow cosmos from seed in a container — compact plants smothered in bright, daisy-like blooms of purple, crimson, pink and white, above delicate, ferny leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeing a dwarf type it stays neat and bushy\u003c\/strong\u003e — perfectly happy in a pot on a doorstep, balcony or sunny ledge — and it's a lovely cut flower: snip a jam-jar posy and the plant simply makes more, right into autumn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot one for the vase?\u003c\/strong\u003e A quick deadhead of the faded blooms does the same job.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCosmos is also a magnet for bees and butterflies\u003c\/strong\u003e, so this little flower grow kit pulls its weight for pollinators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew to growing?\u003c\/strong\u003e This is one of the easiest flowers to start from seed — fast, forgiving, and it genuinely prefers a bit of benign neglect to fussing. Poor-ish soil and the odd missed watering suit it fine; overfeed or overwater and you'll get lush leaves and few flowers. The more you cut or deadhead, the more it gives. A proper beginner gardener's win.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne honest heads-up: \u003cstrong\u003ecosmos is half-hardy, which is a polite way of saying it's a softie about the cold\u003c\/strong\u003e. It hates frost and sulks in chilly soil, so up here in Scotland the rule is simple — don't rush it outside. 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Less to post, less to bin, less to cost the earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy choose this grow kit?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAiry, daisy-like flowers in four bright colours\u003c\/strong\u003e, all summer into autumn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCut-and-come-again\u003c\/strong\u003e — the more you pick or deadhead, the more it blooms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA magnet for bees and butterflies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThrives on a bit of neglect\u003c\/strong\u003e — beginner-friendly, dwarf, no staking, no fuss\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlastic-free\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eseed kit \u003c\/strong\u003e— and posted plastic-free too\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery kit \u003cstrong\u003efunds living wage jobs and horticultural training\u003c\/strong\u003e in Ayrshire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe bit that matters most\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLaura Florals is a social enterprise, so every kit funds living wage jobs and horticultural training right here in Ayrshire, \u003cstrong\u003efor people overcoming homelessness\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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No garden or experience needed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I grow cosmos in a pot or container?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — this compact dwarf cosmos (roughly 40–60cm) is well suited to pots. Use a container at least 30cm (12in) wide  and deep, with drainage holes, and free-draining peat-free compost, in full sun (6+ hours a day). Two or three plants share a 30cm pot nicely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat do I need to supply myself?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJust free-draining peat-free compost and a container at least 30cm (12in) wide and deep with drainage holes. 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