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Cosmos bipinnatus Xanthos

Common name: Cosmea, Mexican Aster

Perhaps time to brighten your garden with this vibrant yellow daisy, a good choice for any flower lover.

-1 to -5°C
Good Cut Flowers
Good for Pollinators

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3 for £13.00
just £4.33 each
6 for £16.00
just £2.67 each
12 for £18.00
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These merry Mexicans will bring the spirit of a fiesta to your garden. A veritable feast of pollen and nectar, your Colourful Cosmos Collection is a superb choice if you are hoping to tempt bees and butterflies to bumble by. These 5 varieties will flood your garden beds and containers with a carnival of colour. Audacious and bold in shades of ruby and magenta, or alluringly shy in delicate pastels, your large, cup-like blooms will stretch toward the sun above lush, ferny foliage. Your Colourful Cosmos Collection will provide a wildflower meadow worth of blooms between July and October.Half hardy, your deciduous annuals will prefer moist, well-drained soil and a sunny location on your patio or in your garden. To make the most of your colourful cosmos, dead head your plants regularly to encourage flowering.In maturity, the plants in your Colourful Cosmos Collection will extend to a height of 60cm to 1.2m and will spread approximately 40cm to 60cm.
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Key Information
Latin Name Cosmos bipinnatus Xanthos YP
Common Name Cosmea, Mexican Aster
Hardiness H3 (-1 to -5°C)
Colour Yellow
Type Annual
Format Young Plants
Position Full-Sun
Foliage Deciduous
Height in Maturity (m) 0.60 m
Spread in Maturity (m) 0.40
Soil Conditions Chalk Clay Loam Sand
Soil Acidity Acid Alkaline Neutral
Aspect East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
Drought Tolerant Yes
Good for pots Yes
Good for wildlife Yes
Good for pollinators Yes
Good for cutting Yes

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