Cosmos Carmine

£4.49

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Description


Product information



  • Ideal for In ground in Sunny areas

  • Plant between Spring / Summer

  • Flowering period – April – August

  • Instructions for planting – Water well before planting. Gently remove plants from their pots and plant so that the top of the rootball is just below the soil surface. Firm them down and water well.

  • After planting care instructions – Deadheading should be carried out regularly to prolong flowering


Features and benefits


Cosmos Apollo can grow up to 60cm in height, with green leaves and from summer into autumn will have bright daisy-like flowers up to 10cm in diameter, with pretty yellow centres.


























































Variety

Carmine


Latin name

Cosmos bipinnatus


Flower colour

Pink


Attracts pollinators

Attracts pollinators


Scented

Unscented


Flowering period

April – August


Planting period

Spring / Summer


Life span

Annual


Plant position

Sunny areas


Eventual growth height range

1.0-1.5m


Eventual growth spread range

0.1-0.5m


Planting distance

300mm


Soil type

Any type of soil


Soil moisture

Well drained


Soil pH

Any


Maintenance required

Low


Plant hardiness type

Frost tender


Hardiness

H3 – Hardy in coastal & relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1°C)