Essential Cosmos Collection
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Loved by Pollinators
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Tried & tested by Sarah
Super productive variety
Easy to grow
Classic white flowers of Cosmos bipinnatus 'Purity' provide a wonderful contrast against the carmine-edged petals of Comos bipinnatus 'Candy Stripe'
- Cosmos bipinnatus 'Purity'
- Comos bipinnatus 'Candy Stripe'
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Loved by Pollinators
Product details
- Position
- Cutting Garden
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Flowers
- July - October
- Height
- 90cm (36in)
- 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. Grow seedlings on in individual pots or modules until large enough to plant out. Gradually harden off before planting out after all risk of frost has passed.
Care Tips
Pinch out tips at 15-20cm to encourage bushier plants. Stake and tie Cosmos plants if necessary during the growing season, water regularly and dead-head to prolong the flowering season.
Flowering Time
July - October