{"product_id":"sensation-pinkie-cosmos-plants","title":"Sensation Pinkie Cosmos Plants","description":"\u003cul class=\"pdp-specs\"\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVariety:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cosmos bipinnatus 'Sensation Pinkie'\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCommon name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cosmos \/ Cosmea \/ Mexican Aster\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Half-hardy annual\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower form:\u003c\/strong\u003e Single\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mid-pink with a yellow centre\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 90–120 cm (36–48 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlowering period:\u003c\/strong\u003e June–October\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePosition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun (minimum 6 hours)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e Well-drained, ordinary to poor fertility\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30–35 cm (12–14 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGood for cutting:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes – excellent\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContainer suitable:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large container only, with support\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRHS AGM:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDelivered as:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jumbo plug seedling. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/collect-your-order-from-castle-cary\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCollection from Castle Cary\u003c\/a\u003e also available\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe classic cottage-garden cosmos: tall, generous and a clear mid-pink, with an RHS Award of Garden Merit for sheer reliability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSensation Pinkie – The Classic Cottage-Garden Cosmos\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCosmos 'Sensation Pinkie' is a tall single half-hardy annual, 90 to 120 cm high, with large clear mid-pink flowers and a golden centre, blooming from June to October. It holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit, given for reliability and good performance rather than novelty, and that is exactly what it offers: a dependable, prolific pink that anchors a border or a cutting patch without fuss. The flowers are big and softly rounded, held on long stems above feathery foliage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf the picotees and colour-change varieties are the show-offs, Pinkie is the workhorse you build the scheme around. It flowers for months, feeds bees and hoverflies through its open centres, and supplies straight stems for the vase all summer. It wants full sun and poor soil; the surest way to spoil it is to plant it on rich ground or feed it, which gives lush leaves and few flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eA Cosmos With Real Heritage\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Sensation series is the original cottage-garden cosmos, developed by the German seed house Ernst Benary in the 1920s. Nearly a century on, Pinkie still earns its place against far newer varieties and still holds its RHS award, which tells you most of what you need to know about how it performs in an ordinary garden. It is the colour most people picture when they think of cosmos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePlanting Companions for Sensation Pinkie\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMid-pink is easy to partner. The pure white of \u003ca href=\"\/products\/purity-cosmos-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCosmos Sensation Purity\u003c\/a\u003e keeps it fresh and cottage-like, while the pale, dark-throated blooms of \u003ca href=\"\/products\/daydream-cosmos-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCosmos Daydream\u003c\/a\u003e give a soft tonal drift of pinks. For a cooler contrast at its feet, plant it near \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/lavender-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003elavender\u003c\/a\u003e such as Hidcote or Munstead, which shares the same love of sun and lean soil and sets blue-purple against the pink.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy Buy Your Cosmos Seedlings from Ashridge?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour cosmos seedlings start life in our polytunnels in Somerset, hand-sown by us in peat-free compost from the best quality seed. We do not collect cosmos seed, because named varieties like Pinkie do not come true from it, so we buy in the best and grow it on ourselves. Every plant is hardened off before it leaves, and arrives as a sturdy jumbo plug with slow-release fertiliser already in the rootball.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlants go out by next-day courier from May onwards, weather permitting, in recycled cardboard packaging that keeps them safe and ready to plant on arrival. There are real people on the phone in Somerset if you have a question. We have been growing and selling plants since 1949, hold the Feefo Platinum Service Award, and were voted a Which? Best Buy plant supplier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow tall does Sensation Pinkie grow?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSensation Pinkie reaches 90 to 120 cm, a tall cosmos for the middle or back of a border. Space plants 30 to 35 cm apart and support them from planting time so they stand up to wind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDoes Sensation Pinkie need staking or support?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. The tall, soft stems need support, and it must go in when you plant, not once they are tall. Pea sticks or horizontal netting at 30 to 40 cm both work well and disappear as the plants grow through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDoes Sensation Pinkie have an RHS Award of Garden Merit?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. It holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit, awarded for reliable performance in ordinary UK gardens. It is one of the few cosmos in the range to carry the AGM.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is the difference between Sensation Pinkie and Sensation Purity?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSame series, same tall habit and big single flowers. Pinkie is clear mid-pink; \u003ca href=\"\/products\/purity-cosmos-plants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSensation Purity\u003c\/a\u003e is pure white. They are natural partners planted together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDo you sell cosmos plants at your nursery?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. As well as mail order, you can collect your order in person. See \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/collect-your-order-from-castle-cary\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ecollection from Castle Cary\u003c\/a\u003e for details, and our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/bedding\/how-to-grow-cosmos\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehow to grow cosmos guide\u003c\/a\u003e for growing advice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Ashridge","offers":[{"title":"Seedling \/ 4 Jumbo Plugs","offer_id":56315810840902,"sku":"COSMBIPISENPINK-Pk4","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/0351\/8022\/files\/close-up-of-sensation-pinkie-cosmos-flower.webp?v=1781610568","url":"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/products\/sensation-pinkie-cosmos-plants","provider":"Ashridge Nurseries","version":"1.0","type":"link"}