Southern Harvest
Quality seeds for kitchen, flower and native gardeners
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Botanical Name
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Sensation'
This tall Mexican Aster has white, pink and red daisy-like flowers on slender 120cm stalks and delicate, bright green foliage. Marginally frost-hardy (frost tender seedlings) this annual favours a sunny, protected spot with free draining, light soil. To prolong flowering dead head and provide a weekly dose of liquid fertilizer. 50 seeds.
Frost Resilience
Frost Hardy
Lifespan
Annual
Sow Method
Direct or Transplant
Sowing Instructions
Raise in trays indoors or sow direct to garden once frosts passed. Cover seeds thinly and keep moist. Germinates in 2-3 weeks.
Height
1.2 m
Spacing/Spread
0.5 m
Sowing Periods
Cool Climate Periods
Sep 1st to Jan 31st
Temperate Climate Periods
Sep 1st to Feb 28th
Tropical & Sub-Tropical Climate Periods
Jan 1st to Dec 31st