Cosmos Plant 'Apricotta'

Cosmos bipinnatus

This unusual cosmos turns all heads with its beautiful peachy-apricot flowers delicately streaked with pink. Producing abundant blooms on bushy plants all summer long, it adds gorgeous soft colour to planting schemes and looks fabulous in flower arrangements.

12 x Garden Ready Plants

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Product Information

Eventual Height:

80-90cm

Position:

Full Sun

Suitable for:

Pots, Hanging Baskets, Window Sill, Patio, Small Gardens, Borders, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover

Plant Type:

Annual

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Plant outdoors

Plant outdoors

Flowering

Flowering
  • Peachy-apricot flowers delicately streaked with pink
  • Bushy plants
  • Flowers for months in summer
  • Beautiful cut flower

Unusual Cosmos Apricotta turns heads with its beautiful peachy-apricot flowers delicately streaked with pink. Producing abundant blooms on bushy plants all summer long, it adds gorgeous soft colour to planting schemes and looks fabulous in flower arrangements. The ferny foliage adds to the airy appeal of this stunning cosmos.

How you will receive your plants:

Selected by our team of experts and sent from our nursery, you will receive your garden ready plug plants in plug trays in a box. These are designed to keep your plants secure and to prevent damage in transit.

Can’t plant straight away?

If you aren't able to plant your plugs up straight away then ensure they stay moist. You can place your plugs on a saucer or tray of shallow water so they are able to stay hydrated. Aim to have your plugs planted within 3 days.

Planting tips and hints:

Planting in containers: Sprinkle a layer of stone or gravel in the bottom of the container to aid drainage. Use a high-quality young plant or general-purpose compost space the plugs evenly with enough space to allow the plants to grow. Mix in a slow-release granular fertiliser in the compost before planting to provide plenty of nutrients. Water thoroughly once planted up. Continue to water every 3-5 days and don't allow the container to dry out.

Planting in the ground:  Dig a hole approximately twice as deep and 3 times as wide as the plant, if your soil is heavy mix in well-rotted farmyard manure or soil conditioner to ensure good drainage. Gently compact the soil around the plant and water thoroughly.

Feeding and aftercare: Water regularly during dry periods. Feed container-grown plants fortnightly with a liquid high-potash feed to promote flowering. Don’t feed plants grown in beds, as this can encourage leafy growth at the expense of flowers. Deadhead regularly to encourage the plants to keep flowering.

How to grow

Planting in Containers

Plant approximately 6-10 plants per 30cm container. Sprinkle a layer of stone or gravel at the bottom of the container to aid drainage. Use a high-quality young plant or general-purpose compost, spacing plants evenly to allow room for growth. Mix in a slow-release granular fertilizer before placing the plants to provide nutrients. Water thoroughly after planting and continue to water every 1-3 days depending on rainfall, ensuring the container doesn’t dry out.

Planting in the Ground

Dig a hole approximately twice as deep and three times as wide as the plant. If your soil is heavy, mix in general-purpose compost, horticultural sand, and potting grit to improve drainage. Gently compact the soil around the plant and water thoroughly.

Feeding and Aftercare

Use a liquid feed high in potash to nourish the roots directly. Keep plants well-watered during dry summer months, which may require daily watering depending on rainfall.

p*Planting and flowering months below are subject to seasonal weather conditions.p

Guide To Plant Sizes

Seedlings

Supplied in trays of 20’s, seedlings offer great value for money and purchasing at this stage of growth helps when time or space is at a premium. They’ve been started off for you in specialist conditions where heat and humidity controls are needed for optimum plant growth and health. Delivered at the right time of year for growing success, when your plants arrive, simply pot them on and continue growing indoors, before hardening off and planting out in summer.

Super Plugs

Super plugs are larger than seedlings, they have more developed roots so they are stronger and establish faster. Available in select bedding collections, they are cutting raised, which means they come from cuttings and not seeds. This growing process can help create superior plants with many positive attributes including longer flowering times and uniformity. On arrival, pot on, growing indoors, before hardening off and planting out in summer.

Garden Ready Bedding

Supplied in trays of 12 and the largest of our plugs, garden ready bedding plants are seed raised and will be sent to you at the perfect time for planting. They have been grown on to a size where they are ready to plant straight out. Bursting into life, if they have not yet begun to flower, it will only be a short time before they do.

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Soil Type

Established plants can use a Potting & Planting Compost or multi-purpose compost

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