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Cosmos Sensation Carmine Seeds

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A compact cosmos with rich deep carmine pink single flowers held above fine fern like foliage bringing bright colour to beds borders and containers.

Cosmos Sensation Carmine is a lower growing form of the classic cosmos family producing vivid deep carmine pink blooms that stand out strongly against the soft feathery foliage.

Plants form a bushy upright shape reaching forty to fifty centimetres in height making them ideal for the front of borders mixed beds and container displays on sunny patios.

The flowers are rich in nectar and pollen and attract bees butterflies and many other pollinating insects making this variety an excellent choice for wildlife friendly gardens.

This cosmos thrives in full sun and well drained soil and is known to flower even more freely in poorer ground where growth remains compact and blooms are abundant.

It is easy to grow long flowering and excellent for cutting with stems that hold well in the vase.

Plants often self sow allowing new seedlings to appear the following year.

Seed Qty Approx 1 gram

Sowing and planting

Sow indoors from February to April or outdoors in May

Germination takes approximately fourteen to twenty one days at temperatures between fifteen and twenty one degrees Celsius

Grow in loam chalk or sandy soil that is acidic neutral or alkaline in full sun

Height forty to fifty centimetres

Spread thirty to forty centimetres

Flowers from June to October

Sowing instructions

Sow on a warm windowsill or in a propagator into trays of moist compost and cover with five millimetres of sieved compost

Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle spacing them five centimetres apart to grow on

Gradually harden off before planting outdoors after all risk of frost has passed

For direct sowing scatter thinly over prepared soil and cover lightly

Growing and maintenance

Deadhead regularly to prolong flowering

Water during prolonged dry spells but avoid overfeeding as rich soil encourages foliage over flowers

Plants may self sow for natural repeat display.

Uses and benefits

Deep carmine pink single blooms

Compact height for borders and containers

Strong pollinator attraction

Excellent for cut flowers

Long flowering season from early summer to autumn

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