Cosmos bipinnatus 'Antiquity'
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Loved by Pollinators
- Perfect for Pots
- Good for Cutting
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Tried & tested by Sarah
Super productive variety
Easy to grow
A very beautiful variety of shorter cosmos, with flowers that open the darkest, most luscious crimson and then fade a little to look antiqued
The brilliant thing about this one is, with shorter stems, it doesn't need staking, and is perfect for pots.
Cosmos last 10 days in the vase, produce at least two buckets of cut flowers a week from a 1 x 1m patch and do so from late June until November – so that's nearly fifty buckets of flowers in one season from a small patch. They are impossible to beat.
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Loved by Pollinators
- Perfect for Pots
- Good for Cutting
Product details
- Type
- Half-Hardy Annual
- Position
- Cutting Garden
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Flowers
- June - November, 12-14 weeks from sowing
- Height
- 60cm (24in)
- 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. 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
June - November, 12-14 weeks from sowing
