Description
– syn. Bidens astrosanguinea
Habit – Upright
Resilience – Half-hardy
Flowering Time – July – October
Height and spread – 60 x 45 cm
Ideal Conditions – Prefers full sun, or partial shade with free-draining soil or compost.
Possibile situation – Excellent in a bowl on its own, or with other tall flowering plants.
Features – Attracts Wildlife
Typical season – Summer
Flower Colour – brown/bronze
Foliage Colour – green
Flowering time – July – October
Planting recommendation – Container Prefers – Full Sun
Temperature tolerance – Dies back over winter, but may revive in spring if protected from frost. Alternatively dig tubers before the first frosts and keep in a cool, frost free area. Replant in a pot the following spring.
Plant care – Tubers should be protected by a mulch, or brought inside over winter unless in a sheltered position.
Family – ASTERACEAE Genus – Cosmos Cultivar – Chocolate
Pot Sizes – 11cm Pot Spacing –
Growing Media and irrigation – Free draining – keep evenly moist
Feeding fertiliser – NPK balanced feeding Feeding frequency – Requires normal/regular feeding (Standard EC)
PH Recommendation – Standard 5.0 to 5.5 Common pests – Aphid Common disease – Downy Mildew
Species – astrosanguineus
