Cosmos Sensation Pinkie

Cosmos bipinnatus Sensation Pinkie is the pick of the pink Cosmos (Cosmi??) if you are looking for a steady, mid-range pastel rose-pink. Which we were which is why it is in our range of ready to plant cosmos seedlings.

Sensation Pinkie is a pretty good name - apart from its finely cut, mid-green leaves, this is a Cosmos that can touch a metre tall in the right position and will then be covered in its simple but charming flowers right through the summer.

Because we are an inquisitive tribe at Ashridge, in 2017 we grew some for fun. The best specimen produced 108 flowers before we lost count in late August.

Like all Cosmos, it looks at its best in a mass planting - if you have the room 12-15 in a single drift - either as one colour or mixed - put on a fabulous show.

Cosmos Sensation Pinkie is no mean performer in a container either although it won't reach the size it does in open ground. It looks fantastic with silver-leaved plants, but the pink is gentle enough to go with almost anything.

Keep your Cosmos from setting seed either by cutting and/or deadheading. Kept "clean" they will flower well into September and in a warm autumn, they can still be filling your vases at the end of October.

Half-hardy Annual
Colour: Pink
Height: 70-100 cms
Planting Months: April - June/July
Flowering: May - September/October
Plant Spacing: 25-35 cms

The trick with cutting Cosmos for indoors is to do the following:

Don't cut them in the heat of the day
Cut blooms that are just opening
Cut with a bit more stem than you will need
Have your vase ready, filled with water at room temperature
Cut a stem to length and put it into the vase immediately
Treated like this your Cosmos should last 7-10 days

Plant Cosmos Sensation Pinkie seedlings in decent soil that preferably was improved with a bit of organic matter the previous autumn. This is not essential however as Cosmos perform better if their bed is not too rich. Much more important is to water well immediately after planting and then for 7-10 days after that just to get them off to a good start.

Cosmos also grow very well in containers but remember that they can reach 70-80 cms in ideal conditions and so can blow over. To stop this we would suggest using pot sizes of at least 5 Litres and preferably a bit more. Any general purpose compost will do here (and don't forget them will need staking in a windy spot).

The main requirements are that your plants have enough light and water - they grow very fast and flower hugely through summer so moisture is important. They can cope with a little shade but flower better in full sun. At a guess, they need a minimum of 4 hours direct light a day, but they do better with more.

Because you are buying seedlings, you can plant your cosmos into their final flowering positions immediately. Space your plants 25-35 cm apart and (in a bed) plant them in drifts of 12-15 plants. They will either need a 90 cms cane per plant (which should be pushed in about 30 cms deep and about 5 cm from a plant) or a support made of twine or pea/bean netting. This should be stretched between canes about 30-40 cms above ground level and the Cosmos can then grow through it. It is not pretty at first but the plants disguise it very quickly and it is an effective solution. Just don't plant a group that is so big you can't reach the middle...

As flowers develop cut them or dead head when they are over and your cosmos will carry on flowering all summer long. A well-grown plant can quite literally produce a hundred flowers or so in a season.

To maintain flower quality and size, you can use a high potash and phosphate fertiliser every fortnight throughout summer Home-made comfrey tea is perfect or one of the specialised tomato fertilisers will do very well.

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Misc	Wildlife Value
Colour	Pink - Medium
Type	Seedling
Also Good	Repeat Flowering
Flowering	May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct

	NUMBER OF SEEDLINGS
SIZES	1	2-2	3+
5 Maxiplug Pack	Out of Stock £4.50	Out of Stock £4.00	Out of Stock £3.40

Cosmos Sensation Pinkie Seedlings

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