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Cosmos Sensation Dazzler seeds - Cosmos bipinnatus

Cosmos x bipinnatus Sensation Dazzler (Sensation series)
Garden Cosmos, Mexican Aster

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A variety of Cosmos with large, bold purple-pink flowers. It adds lightness and elegance to flower beds and is an excellent choice for country meadows or natural areas. From July until the first frosts, its single flowers with large, round petals surrounding a yellow centre rise above finely cut foliage. They are perfect for creating light, graceful bouquets. This annual is as generous as it is easy to grow, thriving easily in all soil types even in relatively dry conditions.
Flower size
10 cm
Height at maturity
1 m
Exposure
Sun
Annual / Perennial
Annual
Germination time (days)
12 days
Sowing method
Direct sowing, Sowing under cover
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Sowing period March to May
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Flowering time July to October
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Description

The Giant Sensation Picotee Cosmos is an annual variety with giant flowers that have white petals edged with bright carmine pink.

 

Native to Mexico, Cosmos bipinnatus is an annual that blooms from mid-July to autumn.

The Sensation Picotee variety has large flowers 8 to 10cm (3.1 - 3.9 in) in diameter, with white petals edged with bright carmine pink.

This variety has pinnatisect leaves (symmetrical to the midrib) that are medium green in colour and resemble fern leaves. The Giant Sensation Picotee Cosmos grows up to 80cm (31.5 in) to 1m (3.3 ft).

The Cosmos bipinnatus is highly branched and suitable for borders and flower beds and can even be used as cut flowers. It is planted during spring between March and May. It has rapid growth.

Cosmos is highly appreciated by bees. In the language of flowers, the word cosmos signifies innocence.

Flowering

Flower colour pink
Flowering time July to October
Inflorescence Solitary
Flower size 10 cm
Good for cut flowers Cut flower blooms

Foliage

Foliage persistence Annual
Foliage colour medium green
Aromatic? Fragrant foliage when creased

Plant habit

Height at maturity 1 m
Spread at maturity 30 cm
Growth rate fast

Botanical data

Genus

Cosmos

Species

x bipinnatus

Cultivar

Sensation Dazzler (Sensation series)

Family

Asteraceae

Other common names

Garden Cosmos, Mexican Aster

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference21458

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Planting and care

Sow the seeds of the Giant Sensation Picotee Cosmos in full sun or partial shade in moderately fertile, neutral, well-drained and humus-bearing soil. Sow the seeds from March to May for a flowering period from July to autumn. Growing this plant is easy but can also be prone to aphids. The Sensation Picotee Cosmos enjoys watering in the summer but is still a relatively drought-tolerant plant.

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Sowing period

Sowing period March to May
Sowing method Direct sowing, Sowing under cover
Germination time (days) 12 days

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow, Rockery, Flowerbeds
Type of use Border, Container
Ease of cultivation Beginner
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Neutral, Calcareous
Soil moisture Dry soil, Moist soil, well-drained

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