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Quick Facts
| Scientific Name | Cosmos bipinnatus |
|---|---|
| Colour | Yellow blooms accented by aruing of blush pink |
| Days To Maturity | 75 - 90 days |
| Seeds Per Packet | 25 |
| Sowing Time | October - January |
| Life Cycle | Annual |
Price
ZAR65.00
Cosmos Apricot Lemonade
Apricot Lemonade with soft apricot to pale yellow blooms accented by a ring of blush pink. Beneficial insects will make a bee-line to the golden pollen centres. Cosmos are a pollinators favourite flower.
| Colour |
Yellow blooms accented by aruing of blush pink
|
|---|---|
| Scientific Name |
Cosmos bipinnatus
|
| Height |
50cm - 1.2meters
|
| Days To Maturity |
75 - 90 days
|
| Life Cycle |
Annual
|
| Light Preferences |
Full Sun
|
| Sowing Time |
October - January
|
| Days To Germination |
7 days
|
| Planting Space |
25cm
|
| Planting Tip |
Sow seeds in germination trays, covering with 3mm of growing medium. Keep moist at all times. Plant out after 6 weeks
|
| Pinch |
Pinch at 25cm high to increase branching and blooming
|
| Seeds Per Packet |
25
|
| Uses |
Excellent cut flowers. Beds, containers, and mass plantings
|
| Netting |
No plant netting needed
|
| Harvesting Tips |
Harvest when the individual flowers are half-way open. The more you harvest them, the more they bloom. They truly are a cut-and-come-again flower
|
| Germination |
Easy
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