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Cosmea Bright Lights (Mixed) in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Cosmos Sulphureus 'Bright Lights' (Mixed)

 

Cosmea 'Bright Lights' (Mixed)

Cosmos are half-hardy annuals which flower in summer to early autumn until the first frosts. Brightly coloured, saucer shaped flowers are numerous and daisy-like and sit above deeply cut, fern-like foliage. 'Bright Lights' is a mixture of orange and tangerine flowers, doubles, semi-doubles and singles.

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plant Features
  • Cosmea Bright Lights (Mixed) likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Cosmea Bright Lights (Mixed) likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Cosmea Bright Lights (Mixed) is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Cosmea Bright Lights (Mixed) likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

 
plant information

Common name

Cosmea 'Bright Lights' (Mixed)

Latin name

Cosmos Sulphureus 'Bright Lights' (Mixed)

type

Annual

family

Asteraceae

ph

6.6 - 7.8 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Cosmea Bright Lights (Mixed) likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Cosmea Bright Lights (Mixed) is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Soil

    Cosmea Bright Lights (Mixed) likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

  • Water

    Cosmea Bright Lights (Mixed) likes very little water

    Very little water

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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Cosmea Bright Lights (Mixed) is 0.40meters x 1.00meters 0.40 M 1.00 M

Cosmos Sulphureus 'Bright Lights' (Mixed)

Cosmos are half-hardy annuals which flower in summer to early autumn until the first frosts. Brightly coloured, saucer shaped flowers are numerous and daisy-like and sit above deeply cut, fern-like foliage. 'Bright Lights' is a mixture of orange and tangerine flowers, doubles, semi-doubles and singles.


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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