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Cosmos
Synonyms:
Cosmos bipinnatus, cosmea, 'Antiquity'
Family:
Asteraceae
Genus:
Cosmos can be annuals or perennials with simple or pinnately divided leaves and large, long-stalked daisy-like flowers in summer
Details:
'Antiquity' is an upright, bushy annual to 60cm in height with finely-divided, bright green leaves from summer to autumn. During summer short, upright stems bear daisy-like, crimson to burgundy flowers fading to reddish-pink with age
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun. Deadhead flowers to prologue flowering season. Leave a few seedheads to ripen to selfseed if required. A relatively compact grower so most likely will not need staking
Propagation
Propagate by seed at 16?C in mid-spring under glass, or in situ in late spring
Suggested planting locations and garden types
Cut Flowers Flower borders and beds Low Maintenance Underplanting of Roses and Shrubs City & Courtyard Gardens Cottage & Informal Garden Patio & Container Plants Prairie Planting Wildlife Gardens Wildflower meadow
How to care
Pruning
No pruning required
Pests
Aphids and slugs may be troublesome
Diseases
Susceptible to grey moulds
Characteristics
Foliage
deciduous
Habit
columnar / upright
Hardiness
H3
Hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5° to 1° celcius)
Sunlight
Type
full sun
Aspects
shelteredexposed
Exposure
west-facingsouth-facing
Soil
Types
loamchalksand
Moisture
moist but well-drained
pHs
alkalineneutralacidic
Growth
Height
0.5m to 1m
Spread
0.5m to 1m
Time
1 to 2 years
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