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Cosmea Brightness Mix in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Cosmos sulphureus 'Brightness Mix'

 

Cosmea 'Brightness Mix'

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. The flowers come in a range of colours - reds, yellows, oranges, pinks and whites.

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plant Features
  • Cosmea Brightness Mix likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Cosmea Brightness Mix likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Cosmea Brightness Mix is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Cosmea Brightness Mix likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

 
plant information

Common name

Cosmea 'Brightness Mix'

Latin name

Cosmos sulphureus 'Brightness Mix'

type

Annual

family

Asteraceae

ph

6.6 - 7.8 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Cosmea Brightness Mix likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Cosmea Brightness Mix is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Soil

    Cosmea Brightness Mix likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

  • Water

    Cosmea Brightness Mix likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
  •  
    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

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

Cosmos sulphureus 'Brightness Mix'

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. The flowers come in a range of colours - reds, yellows, oranges, pinks and whites.


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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