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Cosmos 'Yellow Garden'

Family - Asteraceae
Category - Annual
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H3
Height - 1m or more
Width - 30cm

Description: An annual with an upright, branching habit. Attractive bright green leaves are pinnatisect with linear segments and have a feathery texture. The saucer-shaped flowers are palest yellow, each with a subtle white ring towards the middle which surrounds a golden yellow centre. The flowers are composed of a ring of ray florets (petals) that are notched at the tips, surrounding a central cluster of Disc florets. The flowers are held singly atop upright stems and are produced from mid-summer into mid-autumn, or until hit by a hard frost. Excellent for use as cut flowers and attractive to pollinating insects.

Synonym - Cosmos bipinnatus 'Sunkist'

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Flower:

Saucer-shaped flowers are pale yellow with a slender white ring towards the centre. The flowers are composed of an outer ring of ray florets (petals) with notched tips surrounding a showy central cluster of golden disc florets. The flowers are held singly atop upright stems and are produced from July into October, possibly later.

Flower colour: Yellow, white

Flower shape: Daisy-like flowers, disc and ray florets held singly

Flowering time: July, August, September, October

Foliage:

Bright green leaves are pinnatisect with fine, linear leaf segments. The foliage has a feather-like texture. The leaves are held in opposite pairs on the stems.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous

Foliage Shape: Pinnatisect with linear segments

Propagation:

Seed.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun, in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.