- Annual 120cm
- Ruby red flowers aging to antique rose
- Easy to grow
Description
'Cosmos- Rubenza' seeds
Cosmos bipinnatus
- Annual 120cm
- Ruby red flowers aging to antique rose
- Easy to grow
Annual growing to 120cm with dark green finely cut leaves. The large single flowers, up to 7cm across, open dark ruby red and fade to antique rose as they age, giving a two-toned effect in a colour that's unusual for cosmos. Suitable for beds, mass planting, meadows and cut flowers. Attracts beneficial insects. Will seld-seed freely. Fast and easy to grow even in dry or poor soil.
This variety is a Fleuroselect novelty award winner and also the recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit.
Attracts beneficial insects
Beds
Mass plantings
Ornamental use
Cut flowers
Red/Crimson Flowers
Pink/Rose Flowers
Seeds per gram: 180
Product code: H5-02
Best Months to Sow
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Quick Sowing Guide
| Method | Sow direct or raise seedlings |
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| Sowing Depth | 6mm |
| Season | Spring and summer |
| Germination | 15-20 days @ 21-26°C |
| Hardiness / Life Cycle | Half hardy Annual |
| Plant Spacing | 45cm |
| Plant Height | 120cm |
| Position | Full sun, moist well drained soil |
| Days Until Maturity | 85-95 days |
*Notes: Deadhead to prolong flowering.
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How To Grow
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