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Cosmos bipinnatus 'Double Click Cranberries'

Family - Asteraceae
Category - Annual
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H3
Height - 100cm
Width - 30cm or more

Description: A tall annual with an upright, branching habit. Bright green, feathery leaves are pinnatisect with fine, linear segments. Bright cerise pink, daisy-like flowers have a double ring of ray florets (petals) that are notched at the tips surrounding a central cluster of golden Disc florets. The flowers are held singly atop tall, slender 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.

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Flower:

Vivid cerise pink flowers are composed of a double layer of ray florets (petals) 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: Pink

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

Flowering time: July, August, September, October

Foliage:

Feathery, bright green leaves are pinnatisect with linear segments. 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.