Cosmos bipinnatus 'Dazzler'
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Loved by Pollinators
Large, open buttercup-like flowers of carmine pink with delicate, feathery foliage
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 50 buckets of flowers in one season from a small patch. They are impossible to beat.
On occasion we may need to send you an alternative variety to the one shown, which will be selected by our growing team to ensure its suitability. It will be of equal or greater value to the original. Please contact our customer service team if there are any problems.
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Loved by Pollinators
Product 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. 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
