Cosmos bipinnatus 'Apricot Lemonade'
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Loved by Pollinators
- Perfect for Pots
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Tried & tested by Sarah
Grown at our own nursery
Easy to grow
The newest (and to me the loveliest) of the new breedings of cosmos trialled in the garden here – soft, ethereal and quiet
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Loved by Pollinators
- Perfect for Pots
Product details
- Type
- Half-Hardy Annual
- Position
- Cutting Garden
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Flowers
- July - October
- Height
- 60cm (24in)
- Common name
- Mexican Aster
- Moisture
- Moist but Well-drained
- Aspect
- Full Sun
- Spread
- 45cm (18in)
- Cultivation
- Sow indoors in Spring, and seal within a clear polythene bag until germination. Once large enough to handle, transplant the seedlings into pots. Gradually harden off and then plant out when the risk of frost is over.
Care Tips
Pinch out tips at 15-20cm to encourage bushier plants. Stake and tie if necessary during the growing season, water regularly and dead-head to prolong the flowering season.
Flowering Time
July - October
