Cosmos bipinnatus

‘Apricotta’

APRICOTTA COSMOS

Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Apricotta’
APRICOTTA COSMOS

Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Apricotta’ is unique in it’s delicious, rich colouring.

Unique apricot, peach and delicate rose shades

‘Apricotta’ has gentle blends of rich apricot and peach shaded petals, with a soft rose pink halo in the centre of the flower, and rose pink tips to the petals.
It is a constantly changing blend of colours, with individual flowers mutating through all the apricot-peach-rose shades at different stages.

Larger blooms

‘Apricotta’ has unique, and delightful colouring, and larger than normal, cupped blooms.
So there is no other Cosmos quite like it.

Prolific long bloomer

Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Apricotta’ is long and constant blooming through summer and autumn, right up till winter.
So it is rated as a superb, commercial quality cut flower, as well as giving a splendid garden display for so many months.
While pretty ferny foliage also adds to the lacy, gentle effect.

Brilliant new breeding

‘Apricotta’ is a very recent release, and newly bred specially for commercial cut flower production.
Blessed with hardy, easy, quick growth – it is a dream for florists and flower farmers, as well as home gardeners, and anyone who loves colour.

Hardy & easy to grow

Newly bred ‘Apricotta’ is a strong growing Cosmos, so it is very easy to place in the garden.
The tall, strong stems are self supporting and ideal for picking.
And it is a wonderfully productive bloomer, adding to both its commercial value as a cut flower, and to its garden display.
Stunner planted amongst yellow, apricot, white or pink roses, and a wonderful addition to any flower or cutting garden.

Heat & sun resistant

Plant in Full Sun, though it can also tolerate a little Part Shade, particularly in hot areas.
Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Apricotta’ is a water-wise and dry hardy grower.
With excellent heat resistance – as befits a flower that blooms all through the hottest part of the year till winter.

Quick to bloom after sowing

Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Apricotta’ is quick and easy to raise from seed too.
It will be happily blooming 2-3 months after sowing the seeds.
So ‘Apricotta’ is a tough, easy, low maintenance annual which self-seeds reliably in the garden each year once you start it.

Tip for best cut flowers

Cut the blooms when the buds are just beginning to unfurl. So you have cut them before the bees have their fun. This helps to extend the vase life of the flowers.

Bee & pollinator magnet

Bees and all our other other pollen loving flying friends make a “bee-line” for these lovely flowers.
Because the pollen rich centres provide such a long and nourishing food source for our essential pollinating insects.

Bring French style & class to the garden

So it is no wonder that Cosmos are traditional companion flowers in all the best (and prettiest) French potagers and orchards.
The French certainly know a thing or two about food gardens.
But new ‘Apricotta’ just adds the extra wow factor of colour too.

Quick & easy from seed to flower

‘Apricotta’ is fast from seed to blooming.
So you can have flowers in as little as 8 weeks after sowing the seed.

Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Apricotta’ is a hardy and easy to grow annual.
Compact and slender 1m. High x 40cm. Wide approx.

SEED SOWING ADVICE: QUICK & EASY

Suitable for beginners & gardening with kids

Sow any time of year indoors when suitable temperatures can be provided for germination.
OR
Scatter directly in the garden in spring & early summer.
Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Apricotta’ is super fast from seed to flower.

Sow indoors for quick & early flowers: First sow the seed in a punnet on surface of good quality seed raising mix.
Then cover the seed to a depth of approx. 6mm.

Now stand the sown punnet in a shallow water bath and allow the moisture to percolate up to the surface of the mix from below.

Drain, then place the moist punnet in a warm, well-lit position position (but not in any direct sunlight).
Covering with a clear plastic lid will help keep the surface consistently moist.

Continue to keep the sown punnet moist.

Temperatures of 20-25°C are best for rapid and optimum germination.

Seedlings emerge in approx. 14-21 days.

Seed Count: 20 seeds per pack approx.
(We always aim to exceed the stated seed count, and give a generous serve).

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