Cosmos bipinnatus

COSMOS bipinnatus
(COSMEA bipinnatus)
Cosmos

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Type:
Annual

Height: 2-3' (60-90cm)

Flowering Time: Summer

Flower Colour: White, pink, maroon

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Botanical Classification:

Class:
Angiospermae (Angiosperms)

Subclass: Dicotyledonae (Dicotyledons)

Superorder: Asteridae (Daisy Superorder)

Order: Asterales (Daisy Order)

Family: Asteraceae (Daisy Family)

Genus: Cosmos

Species: bipinnatus (bipinnate)

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Cosmos bipinnatus is a very popular flower for summer bedding. It forms neat feathery bushes a couple of feet tall, with large daisy flowers in shades from white through pink to maroon, with yellow centres. Modern varieties come with single or double flowers, picotee edges, and even furled petals in the variety 'Seashells'.
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Harvesting and Growing from Seed:

Seed Pod
There is no seed pod. The seeds are borne in a dense head.

Seed
The seeds are long, thin, curved with a stalk at one end. There are many seeds on a seedhead.

Seedling
The seedleaves are long and thin. The first true leaves are very divided and feathery.

Seed sowing and Germination
Spring: Seeds sown inside in spring germinated in 3 days.

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	Seed Pod There is no seed pod. The seeds are borne in a dense head.
	Seed The seeds are long, thin, curved with a stalk at one end. There are many seeds on a seedhead.
	Seedling The seedleaves are long and thin. The first true leaves are very divided and feathery.
Seed sowing and Germination Spring: Seeds sown inside in spring germinated in 3 days.