An important part of maintaining your cosmos is to deadhead. When you deadhead spent cosmos flowers, it forces the plant to put its energy into creating more flowers instead of making seeds. When the blooms are spent, cut back the stem to above the next set of leaves and soon your plants will produce a new set of buds and before you know it a new set of flowers will be brightening up your garden!
An important part of maintaining your cosmos is to deadhead. When you deadhead spent cosmos flowers, it forces the plant to put its energy into creating more flowers instead of making seeds. When the blooms are spent, cut back the stem to above the next set of leaves and soon your plants will produce a new set of buds and before you know it a new set of flowers will be brightening up your garden!