Cosmos bipinnatus 'Sensation Picotee' is a half-hardy annual boasting large, single, snow-white flowers, up to 3 in. across (9 cm), adorned with rich rose-pink edges. Blooming for months from early summer to fall, the ravishing blossoms are borne atop tall stems and float above the fine, feathery foliage. Fairly pest-free and low maintenance, add this charming plant to the landscape, and you will be rewarded with abundant butterflies. Creating a graceful visual impact in the garden, it is perfect at the back of sunny borders.

• Grows up to 40 in. tall (100 cm) and 24 in. wide (60 cm).
• Performs best in full sun, in average, moist, well-drained soils.
• An ideal addition to beds and borders, containers, cottage gardens, prairies and meadows, and cutting gardens.
• Keep an eye out for aphids, slugs, and gray molds.
• Propagate by seeds. germination will usually occur in just 3 to 5 days, but it can take up to 2 weeks
• Pinching off dead blossoms will promote continuous blooming. If the flower heads remain, the cosmos will self-seed, but will not become a nuisance.
• Cosmos bipinnatus species is native to Mexico.
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