Cosmos Apricot Lemonade
$4.50
Unit price per🌸 Cosmos ‘Apricot Lemonade’ – Soft Pastel Blooms for Cottage Gardens & Bouquets
Add a dreamy touch to your garden with Cosmos 'Apricot Lemonade'.
This upright, bushy annual produces single, daisy-like flowers in pale apricot tones with mauve-pink flushes at the base and golden centres. Blooming continuously from midsummer to autumn, it’s ideal for cottage gardens, pollinator habitats, and cut flower arrangements. With finely divided foliage and a light, airy habit, it brings movement and softness to any planting scheme.
- Botanical Name: Cosmos bipinnatus 'Apricot Lemonade'
- Height & Spread: 50–70cm tall × 45cm wide
- Position: Full sun
- Soil: Average, moist, well-drained soil
- Flowering Period: Mid-summer to autumn
- Uses: Borders, containers, cottage gardens, cut flowers, pollinator gardens
- Other Names: Cosmea 'Apricot Lemonade'
- Approx: 10 seeds per pkt
Why You'll Love It:
- Unique pastel blooms with peach, pink, and lemon tones
- Long flowering season with minimal care
- Attracts bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects
- Excellent for cutting and arranging
- Drought-tolerant and low maintenance
🌱 Growing Instructions (Care Guide)
🌞 Sunlight:
Requires full sun for best flowering and strong stems.
🌱 Soil:
Prefers average, moist, well-drained soil. Avoid overly rich soil, which can reduce flowering.
🌱 Sowing Instructions:
- Sow directly after last frost or indoors 4–6 weeks prior
- Sow seeds 3–5mm deep
- Germinates in 7–14 days at 20–24°C
- Space plants 30–45cm apart
💧 Watering:
Water regularly during establishment. Once mature, water moderately—drought-tolerant and thrives in heat.
✂️ Maintenance:
- Deadhead spent blooms to encourage continuous flowering
- Pinch tips early to promote bushier growth
- Allow some flowers to go to seed for natural reseeding
🌼 Tip:
Perfect for pairing with zinnias, salvias, or calendula in a pastel-themed border. Ideal for warm-temperate climates like Victoria.
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Cosmos Apricot Lemonade
$4.50
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🌸 Cosmos ‘Apricot Lemonade’ – Soft Pastel Blooms for Cottage Gardens & Bouquets
Add a dreamy touch to your garden with Cosmos 'Apricot Lemonade'.
This upright, bushy annual produces single, daisy-like flowers in pale apricot tones with mauve-pink flushes at the base and golden centres. Blooming continuously from midsummer to autumn, it’s ideal for cottage gardens, pollinator habitats, and cut flower arrangements. With finely divided foliage and a light, airy habit, it brings movement and softness to any planting scheme.
- Botanical Name: Cosmos bipinnatus 'Apricot Lemonade'
- Height & Spread: 50–70cm tall × 45cm wide
- Position: Full sun
- Soil: Average, moist, well-drained soil
- Flowering Period: Mid-summer to autumn
- Uses: Borders, containers, cottage gardens, cut flowers, pollinator gardens
- Other Names: Cosmea 'Apricot Lemonade'
- Approx: 10 seeds per pkt
Why You'll Love It:
- Unique pastel blooms with peach, pink, and lemon tones
- Long flowering season with minimal care
- Attracts bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects
- Excellent for cutting and arranging
- Drought-tolerant and low maintenance
🌱 Growing Instructions (Care Guide)
🌞 Sunlight:
Requires full sun for best flowering and strong stems.
🌱 Soil:
Prefers average, moist, well-drained soil. Avoid overly rich soil, which can reduce flowering.
🌱 Sowing Instructions:
- Sow directly after last frost or indoors 4–6 weeks prior
- Sow seeds 3–5mm deep
- Germinates in 7–14 days at 20–24°C
- Space plants 30–45cm apart
💧 Watering:
Water regularly during establishment. Once mature, water moderately—drought-tolerant and thrives in heat.
✂️ Maintenance:
- Deadhead spent blooms to encourage continuous flowering
- Pinch tips early to promote bushier growth
- Allow some flowers to go to seed for natural reseeding
🌼 Tip:
Perfect for pairing with zinnias, salvias, or calendula in a pastel-themed border. Ideal for warm-temperate climates like Victoria.
