Deno’s Garden

Cosmos bipinnatus

Genus Cosmos

Protocol

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1998

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

  1. Dry storage

    Duration: 365 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C

  2. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

about 12 months from start to sowing. Then 14 days to germinate.

50% germination in 14 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Cosmos p. 26Public domain
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Cosmos (Asteraceae). C. bipinnatus DS 1 y germ. 70D(50% in 2nd w). HC reported that germination was the same from 50-80 but dropped to about half at 85.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Cosmos p. 26. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record, except the difficulty rating, which is ours; the step names come from a fixed list.