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Cosmea Antiquity in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Cosmos bipinnatus 'Antiquity'

 

Cosmea 'Antiquity'

Flowers are rich burgundy on opening and change to an antique bronze-salmon when ageing, creating an attractive, two toned effect. Very early flowering and floriferous all summer.

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plant Features
  • Cosmea Antiquity likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Cosmea Antiquity likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Cosmea Antiquity is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Cosmea Antiquity likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

 
plant information

Common name

Cosmea 'Antiquity'

Latin name

Cosmos bipinnatus 'Antiquity'

type

Annual

family

Asteraceae

ph

6.6 - 7.8 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Cosmea Antiquity likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Cosmea Antiquity is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Soil

    Cosmea Antiquity likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

  • Water

    Cosmea Antiquity likes very little water

    Very little water

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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Cosmea Antiquity is 0.40meters x 1.00meters 0.40 M 1.00 M

Cosmos bipinnatus 'Antiquity'

Flowers are rich burgundy on opening and change to an antique bronze-salmon when ageing, creating an attractive, two toned effect. Very early flowering and floriferous all summer.


Flowering

From Mid Summer TO Mid Autumn

Flowering season is from mid summer to the first frosts

 

Planting

From Late Spring TO Early Summer

Plants can be put into the flowering position as soon as all frosts have gone

 

Propagating by seed

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Seeds can be sown in trays of compost in early Spring, to be put out when all frosts have gone

 
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