Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Apricot Lemonade’ Half-Hardy Annual 1 Packet (40 Seeds) by Thompson and Morgan

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Suttons strives to ensure that all its plants are delivered to you in the perfect condition for planting. Blooming for months from midsummer to fall, the ravishing blossoms are borne on sturdy, upright stems above the finely-divided foliage of bright green leaves. Details: Type Half-Hardy Annual Position Cutting Garden Soil Broad Tolerance Flowers July - October Height 90cm (36in) Common name Mexican Aster Moisture Moist but Well-drained Aspect Full Sun Spread 45cm (18in) Cultivation Best sown under cover in April but can be direct sown in May.

Very easy to grow from seed, and they will give you many, many flowers- the more you cut the more they give. Please note, the contents of this blog reflect the views of its author, which are not necessarily those of the RHS. Pinch out stem tips when plants are 1' tall to help grow bushy, branching plants with loads of flowers. Sow Cosmos seed from March to May at a depth of 3mm (1/8″) in a good quality seed compost, and cover the seeds with a very fine sprinkling of vermiculite. Start seed indoors in trays 4-6 weeks before last frost; transplant out after all danger of frost has passed.These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Deadhead the flowers regularly and don’t be afraid to cut back because the plants will reward you with a ton of new growth. So regretfully while we offer the majority of our live plant offering nationwide, we are unable to ship plugs, begging plants and tender vegetable plants to the following areas: HS, IV41-IV49, IV51, IV55-56, KW15-KW17, PA34, PA41-48, PA60-PA78, PA80, PH40-PH44, TR21-TR24, ZE1-ZE3.

With 40 years experience in the horticultural industry, where better to obtain gardening advice than from Cowell's, the family garden centre. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site's analytics report.These cookies can only be read from the domain that it is set on so it will not track any data while browsing through another sites. Sow cosmos seed from February to May at a depth of 3mm (1/8in) in a good quality seed compost, and cover the seeds with a very fine sprinkling of vermiculite. When you are selecting the right spot, keep in mind that this cosmos easily becomes 100 centimeters tall! I’ve had it on trial this year: it has the same neat and bushy habit, and early flowering, as ‘Lemonade’, the plants have made about 50cm and they’ve bushed out well. Deadhead faded Cosmos flowers regularly to encourage more blooms to be produced throughout the summer.

Fairly pest-free and low maintenance, add this charming plant to the landscape, and you will be rewarded with abundant butterflies. Cosmos Apricota have an exceptional colour, adorable shades of apricot with a hint of pink and a lovely soft pink center. Eden Brothers’ Cosmos Apricot Lemonade is lovely in the field, but if you can bear to cut a few stems, makes for a stunning arrangement in the vase. Every garden should have some Cosmos bipinnatus - so easy to grow, colourful and with a very long flowering season. Prepare to be amazed by the vibrant beauty of Apricot Lemonade cosmos, one of our popular cut flowers.

Noted for its unique color, Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Apricot Lemonade’ is an upright, bushy annual boasting single, pale apricot flowers, 3-4 in. Compared to its cosmos cousin, Apricot Lemonade, the Apricotta stands tall and proud, offering a generous supply of blooms that are perfect for creating stunning flower arrangements. Unfortunately, cosmos is grown as an annual but the good news is that it’s super easy to grow from seed again in the following spring. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.