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Cosmos Sensation Picotee - Cosmos bipinnatus seeds

Cosmos x bipinnatus Sensation Picotee
Garden Cosmos, Mexican Aster

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Value-for-money
Variety annual with giant flowers equipped with white petals bordered by bright carmine pink.
Flower size
9 cm
Height at maturity
90 cm
Exposure
Sun
Annual / Perennial
Annual
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Sowing period February to April
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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) and medium green in color, resembling 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, 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 white
Flowering time July to September
Flower size 9 cm
Good for cut flowers Cut flower blooms

Foliage

Foliage persistence Annual
Foliage colour medium green

Plant habit

Height at maturity 90 cm
Spread at maturity 30 cm
Growth rate fast

Botanical data

Genus

Cosmos

Species

x bipinnatus

Cultivar

Sensation Picotee

Family

Asteraceae

Other common names

Garden Cosmos, Mexican Aster

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

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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 it can be prone to aphids. The Sensation Picotee Cosmos enjoys watering in the summer but it is still a relatively drought-tolerant plant.

Sowing period

Sowing period February to April

Intended location

Type of use Border, Container
Ease of cultivation Beginner
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Neutral
Soil moisture Moist soil, well-drained
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