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| Botanical Name: |
Cosmos bipinnatus
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| Sounds like: |
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| Common Name: |
Cosmos
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| Family Name: |
ASTERACEAE
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| Genus: |
Cosmos
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| species |
bipinnatus
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| Name Derivation |
G: Gk. cosmos - world; S: Lat. bipinnatus - dissected, bi - two-pinnate
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| Growth Habit: |
Annual
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| Dimensions: |
To 2 m
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| Flower: |
Large daisy-like flowers - pink, white, crimson shade, yellow centre
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| Climate: |
Very fertile soils produce excessive foliage at the expense of flowers.
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| Fruit: |
Beaked, linear cypsela
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| Propagation: |
Seed
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| Horticulture Use: |
Massed planting; cottage garden grouping planting at back for height and colour.
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| Culture & Maintenance: |
Plant in full sun-half shade, 23 - 60cm apart. Dry, infertile soil
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| Foliage: |
Bright green, bi-pinnate leaves.
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