THESE “PICOTEE” COSMOS SEEDS ARE A BEAUTIFUL VARIATION OF THE SINGLE COLORED COSMOS. IT’S A SHORTER VARIETY, AVERAGING 36” TALL, SO THEY USUALLY DON’T REQUIRE STAKING. ALL COSMOS ARE VERY EASY TO GROW FROM SEED, THEY TOLERATE DROUGHT EXTREMELY WELL, AND THRIVE IN A VARIETY OF SOIL CONDITIONS, EVEN POOR OR ROCKY SOIL. PICOTTE COSMOS WILL BLOOM PROFUSELY FROM LATE SUMMER UNTIL FROST, AND IF YOU PICK THE DEAD BLOOMS OFF, THEY WILL PRODUCE EVEN MORE FLOWERS! COSMOS ATTRACTS BUTTERFLIES AND HUMMINGBIRDS, BUT DEER WON’T EAT THEM. PLANT COSMOS SEEDS IN SUN TO PARTIAL SHADE. IN WARMER CLIMATES PICOTEE COSMOS WILL RE-SEED THEMSELVES AND YOU'LL GET ANOTHER CROP THE NEXT YEAR!